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Chucklestheclown@hilariouschaos.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Japan doesn’t have socialized medicine. They have universal care. The government pays 70%. The user pays 30%. The insurance is provided through your employer. The doctors are private practice and not government employees. Guns are not banned but heavily restricted.

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ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Japan doesn’t have socialized medicine. They havle universal care. The government pays 70%.

So the payment for healthcare is socialised. In low income households the government waives the 30% copay. Everyone is covered by law and fees are set by the government. All hospitals must be run as non-profits.

Guns are not banned but heavily restricted.

Handguns are completely banned which are the type of gun used in most crimes in the US. Rifles and shotguns are heavily restricted.

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- Chucklestheclown@hilariouschaos.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  No, the health care does not meet the criteria for socialized medicine unless you want to ignore the meaning of words to create a new definition. Using your definition, America has socialized medicine. The Japanese system is closer to the American system than it is to the NHS, which is a socialized system.
  
  I said firearms are restricted. That isn’t the same thing as a ban. The main reason Japan has such a low crime rate is its very conservative society.
  
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  - ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    If a Democrat put an exact copy of the Japanese healthcare system into a bill before US Congress, Republicans would be screaming it’s socialism.
    
    The main reason Japan has such a low crime rate is its very conservative society.
    
    South Africa has a very conservative society too.
    
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