Comment on NYC Vs. Tokyo
Chucklestheclown@hilariouschaos.com 2 weeks agoNo, 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.
ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 2 weeks 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.
South Africa has a very conservative society too.
Chucklestheclown@hilariouschaos.com 2 weeks ago
The system isn’t that different than the American system. To call in a socialist system is factually wrong. The doctors are in private practice. The employer provides your insurance. If you can’t afford it or are elderly, it is provided. We have Medicaid and Medicare, which are the same thing. The only difference is that they are 70/30, and we are 80/20 in most cases. If they proposed that system in America, it would be a step backwards for most people.
ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45817327
Chucklestheclown@hilariouschaos.com 2 weeks ago
and? None of this has anything to do with Japan.
I am against Socialized healthcare. The NHS is a failure. Our current system works fine for most Americans. What many American don’t realize is we pay less in taxes but in return we pay at the time of use.