NYC Vs. Tokyo

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• ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Guns are banned, they have strong environmental protection laws, and they have socialized medicine.

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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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  • Lovstuhagen@hilariouschaos.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I think most people would point out their successful, homogeneous culture, and maybe even that they are quite Capitalist in other ways.

    The subways there are also private (or largely private, I am not entirely sure).

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    • ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I think most people would point out their successful, homogeneous culture

      Their culture isn’t any more homogenous than US culture. What you probably mean is they are racially homogenous, but it would be bad to imply that is superior.

      The subways there are also private

      Japanese trains were state owned until 1987. Once the majority of the tracks were laid (the expensive part), they handed it over for private management.

      Another important element to Japans succes is that after WW2 they were banned from building a military which freed up a lot of money for social programs.

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