Rustic
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Capitalism.. Financing it and putting it on the Peoples' Debt.Socialism… Forcing other people to pay for your shitAnd of course you know this because of your extensive travels in Europe?The only reason socialism even took hold in Western Europe was because of the Cold War and the military protection provided by the United States. Europe is allowed to live in freebie world (education, medical care) until they flame-out because of unrestricted immigration that will overtake the races and cultures of Europe. NATO Alliance members need to pay their fair share and cut back on socialist nanny states.
From Venezuela to France, Socialism Is Failing All Over the World
I'm European, my wife is American I'll point out some of the differences.
-Everybody here has access to GOOD healthcare. There are no credit card checks. No 20 forms to fill in when you get admitted into the hospital. No pharmacy technician calling your insurance company if you need to fill in a prescription. Doctors that make house calls. Physical therapists that make house calls. Nurses that make house calls. There is no ophiod addiction epidemic because doctors here don't prescribe them like they are M and M's. As a result we have higher life expectancy, and less health problems throughout our lives.
-College debt does NOT exist here. School is near free until college level at which point it cost's around 2000 euro's a year. For those who aren't college material, high school is a trade school.
- I have 3 month paternity per kid to take before the kids twelfth birthday. 20 days of payed vacation for which I get what amounts to double pay around June. 7 official payed holidays a top of that.
-Payed sick leave by the employer for the first 2 weeks after which the government picks up the tab. If I get really sick or disabled, or unemployed for that matter I get enough money to live comfortable if not luxuriously.
- The price for that is high taxes, but I can say without reservation that few Americans can reach the level of security I have..