• voicesinmyhead
    +17

    The American healthcare system scares the hell out of me. There are plenty of articles that show that the US spends at least twice as much on healthcare than just about any other country in the world, yet so many Americans remain sick and dying from easily treatable conditions using very inexpensive medication.

    • Pockets69
      +7

      This, I live in Portugal, the healthcare here isn't the best that it could be, but when it is compared to the US it is like comparing a first with a third world country, and that's saying something when you are talking about Portugal, kinda reminds me of the drug policy of each country that was talked a few months ago.

    • FurtWigglepants
      +6

      It's actually top notch service with some of the best treatment available in the world. However it's still over priced...

      • spaceghoti
        +11

        Right up there with "it's really good work, if you can get it." It doesn't do us much good to be the best treatment in the world if we can't have it.

        • FurtWigglepants
          +5

          Everyone can get it here, it's just you'll be forced into bankruptcy for it.