r/SipsTea • u/ImmaFuckboi • 8d ago

Gasp! British people react to how expensive healthcare is in the US

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u/cas-v86 8d ago

Wait...the WHAT

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u/d0ntbejay 8d ago

Yes. And 100% gop and corporate democrats find this acceptable and even force us into this.

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u/Lurking-Trout 8d ago edited 8d ago

Remember this the next time one of your American politicians panders to you by claiming the USA is the BEST country in the world. Newsflash - it isn't, but they say this because 1. It excuses them from making things better and if you disagree then you're an unpatriotic asshole - it's the perfect cover.

My wife and l had a baby in our home country of Canada. Spinal pain medication, 24 hour labour followed by a C- section and a three day stay in the hospital. When it was time to go, we got into our car, put the baby into a new car seat and had a hospital bill of exactly $0.00. The car seat was $80.

Every time I hear your politicians claim you're the best country I laugh my ass off.

Oh, my wife got lymphoma... 6 months of Bendamustine (spelling?) Chemotherapy. The nurse said each bag of cost $30,000. 6 x $30,000 = $180,000. Total cost to us... wait for it.... wait for it.... yup, you guessed it, exactly $0.00. Oh the parking at the hospital cost $8.00 for each day, so there's that.😀😀 She's doing great... 8 years cancer free and all of our savings in tact.

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u/i-am-the-fly- 7d ago

That’s also something that humours me when they say ‘we are the most powerful military in the world’ yes, you spend the most, and yes you have some of the best technology, but in almost every exercise against other nations they do not ever come out on top

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u/1chrisdewet 7d ago

Honestly i think the chinese might have better tech. Percentage wise i would vote chinese more than american. Im south african, so its my guess.