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Dec. 11th, 2008 02:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wellownedbkupfuck the american health care system.
i do realize that watching Sicko doesn't exactly give me reason to say that. it's very propagandized.
but there is a kernel of truth in what he says. the american health care system sucks. you go almost anywhere else and you get care that's basically free--you pay taxes, you get health care. in france? you pay for healthcare based on your means, but you get treated according to your needs. you have a work schedule and vacation time that's suitable to family life (35 hours a week, minimum 5 weeks vacation), and unlimited sick time.
in france, when you have sick time off, ordered by your doctor, you still get full pay. 65% paid by the gov't, 35% by your company.
i'm moving.
i do realize that watching Sicko doesn't exactly give me reason to say that. it's very propagandized.
but there is a kernel of truth in what he says. the american health care system sucks. you go almost anywhere else and you get care that's basically free--you pay taxes, you get health care. in france? you pay for healthcare based on your means, but you get treated according to your needs. you have a work schedule and vacation time that's suitable to family life (35 hours a week, minimum 5 weeks vacation), and unlimited sick time.
in france, when you have sick time off, ordered by your doctor, you still get full pay. 65% paid by the gov't, 35% by your company.
i'm moving.
