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Remember .. patriotism isn't about blindly believing your country is the best. But in continually striving for it to be.
As soon as you believe you have achieved perfection, you stop trying to improve. And that's when shit goes downhill.
If your family member is fucking up..telling them that they're fine and better than everyone else doesn't help them correct their path. If you love them, you have to be honest about their shortcomings
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That's nationalism, which can easily end up in nazism.
To quote from sci-fi (specifically, Abathur from StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm):
"Never perfect. Perfection goal that changes. Never stops moving. Can chase, cannot catch."
When Reagan adopted that "Trickle Down Economics" mentality and it penetrated the already Capitalist System of America that is at the time being held by Socialist infrastructures... It was at that time America took a World Power Perfection stance towards it's DOMESTIC approach.
Conservatives want to go back to this time thinking human rights progress is their doing when the EU was doing all those already.
And that in those time, living conditions were because of unionised labour, social programs, irs actually taxing the rich.
After that Trickle Down Propaganda came in. Shit went down hill while the fight for Equality, Justice and Social Progress becomes harder to fight for just to survive capitalist gains.
Tell me. After that era, when did a small business entrepreneur that did not have the privilege of a "garage owned by their parents" start up became bigger in their industry?
And how difficult was it compared to before that era?
Exactly.
Those fda, even the nutritional pyramid was a scheme to increase and change the habits of American foods. Making it legal for corporation to tap into those resources.
When did you think obesity started to increase in the U.S? How about Diabetes? See how that connects to the insulin monopoly?
Allergy and Epi-pens?
You start questioning the connections of Money to unbridled power towards that control... You realize they take out the human parts in society and changed it with numbers that has human consequences.
Lastly... Water Pipe, lead waterpipes in urban areas.
OLD Leaking LEAD pipes.
Lead that decreases the mental potential of kids... Connect that to the fight in the dismantling of PUBLIC education and towards to Privately owned Demagogue Schools.
The American Dream is only sustainable if you're sleeping and alone.
@@weepingscorpion8739 It is irony that wise quotes come from "video games that will make you stupid" (my grandma) and now we actually have some really wise characters.
For me as a german the strangest thing about that is that americans still believe that us europeans live in socialism. In fact we are as capitalistic as you are, we simple have more laws to protect our people.
We actually have a less capitalistic society.
What doomed America was Reagan in the 80’s and neoliberalism as a whole.
As an Italian, I feel so cringed when Americans come here and starts to talk about mafia or government corruption, like we are some type of third world country.
As a republic, like many in Europe, that was founded on democratic values with a little touch of socialism (democratic socialism to be precise), Italy has the second best healthcare system in the world, a free education for all students up until high school and free university for those who have a low income.
Sure, things aren’t perfect, but people here aren’t left to die in the streets in the name of profit and egoism.
Rich Americans are so egoistic that they prefer to pay a higher insurance for themselves then a low tax that covers everyone.
Capitalism is inherently evil, if you don’t add a touch of social programs and welfare, because it pursues only profit, evaluating people not as living beings, but rather as profit-making machines
@@leonardomei9021 America on the political compass is pratically bottom right
Nobody likes hospitals. You are involved in a car crash? A heart attack or stroke, which can happen at any age. Your wife needs to deliver your child in hospital, and many other reasons. I think your view of hospitals will soon alter. Mind you in America you have to be able to pay for it. When Socialism is mentioned, you mentioned two Communist run countries. You need to do a little research in Political Systems too.Your last remarks are the only sensible words, less the cursing, which reflects on your education, the next subject to look into.
There is this need to put things in place, a need for labeling even ideology. If you aren't conservative then you must be a liberal. If your society aren't capitalist then it has to be socialist. More often or not there is a middle road, a pragmatic & scientific approach where you pick the best of both side. Leaning on one side only create a huge void of shortcoming on the other end is what American's politician doesn't want American to know. An (aka: free country) that make it's people pledge patriotism in school on a regular basis sound more manipulative dictatorship communism than democratic.
Got sei dank
As a Dane I can say, that I gladly pay my taxes and get universal healthcare, free education etc. in return. Our mindset on "freedom" is not comparable with the American mindset. I'm free as a bird, but also aware that freedom comes with responsibility and we can't take it for granted. Freedom for most Europeans is not "me first". It's more like "us together" in our own countries and across borders.
Please make more of these reaction videos and share your knowledge with your friends and family.
In fact Americans confuse freedom, which is to do what we want. With doing what we like. Freedom is to follow the law that one has prescribed to his/herself. And to assume the consequences. To be free is to choose.
I live in Australia and have some beautiful Danish friends who tell me you do even better than us with your system. If I could survive the cold Denmark would be my choice of European countries to live in.
My country's obsession with capitalism has led to an almost unbelievable cult of the individual. As a result, no one ever wants to give up a single cent for anyone else, and doing so through taxes is seen as the worst possible way. I would personally love to pay my taxes, if those taxes actually funded services instead of being used to subsidize oil companies, and bomb other countries.
@@trorisk There's actually good point there. Kraut made a video about this, but universal healthcare means universal responsibility. See all the obese americans that can barely fit into toilet stalls in the malls stuffing their face full of burgers? With universal healthcare YOU will pay for their shit lifestyle. This is the reason why European countries have big taxes on sugar, tobacco, etc.
@J.D. Exactly. Greetings from Germany. ❤EU❤DK
Watching the blinkers slowly fall from your eyes was actually quite sad. We see Americans from the outside (I'm from the UK) as so brainwashed and accepting when in reality you're actually all being screwed. Kudos to you for actually being open-minded enough and serious about checking facts. One more American's eyes opened :)
Spot on! Americans seem too think we all want too live there when in reality we have more rights and freedoms than they do 😂 growing up I wanted too live in NYC, as an adult you couldn’t pay me too live there lol
Why would you think it's a British person taking the piss the person you are listening too is a very clever and talented actor who knows what he's talking about I love your videos but you seem so naive about how damaged America is because all it cares about is money xx
Don't apologise for the clip . It was cool seeing you gaining knowledge, coz "Knowledge is Power".
Yeah, don`t apologise... Open your your eyes to the world you live in. Don`t let anyoneone tell you what to believe... Always, And I mean, ALWAYS, do your own research.
Power is power
You really should watch America Compared: Why other countries treat their people so much better.
Highly recommended
I support this message.. you might wanna watch that one as well
Another support to watch that video. It´s mindblowing (again).
I've said this before and I'll say it again. America isn't a country, it's a business. Any country that votes for a businessman as president is broken. Freedom isn't about every man for himself, it's about every man being able to live a level of life that enables him to have a reasonably happy life.
USA's name in Malay is Amerika Syarikat. Or in english, Corporate America.
You sound like a socialist!!! Imma keep my 'Murica free!
It's not even every man for himself, it's every man for the guy on top. I was thinking the same thing, Donald Trump is the perfect metaphor for every thing that's wrong with America. And that Taylor Green woman, every time I see her I think someone voted for that?
America is a continent. you mean USA xD
@@golagope9056 you are correct.
I used to work in the U.S for a while when i was in my late tweties ( twenty years ago) I made nice money, but i didn't even know i didn't have health Insurance. I knew nothing about U.S healthcare. I never needed a doctor before, i was strong, so i didn't even think about it. Then i ended up in a car accident and broke some minor bones.I got fired right away, and the doctor told me the costs would be 15 thousand . I took a lot of painkillers, took a plane back to the Netherlands, and had a taxi drive me to the nearest hospital. If i was an American, i probably ended up with a huge dept, no job and no way to pay the rent. Scary idea !
Why they have cities of homeless people
@@definitelynotatroll246 yes, and i would have been in one of them
That must have been a hellish flight back home. Glad you made it out fine.
@@zanizone3617 Thank you It's 20 years ago and luckily i was young and in good health. An to be honest , it was my own fault for not taking the time to check the healthcare system and my contract.
That go fund me fact is hilarious to me. People in other countries are paying for Americans medical bills. The richest country to ever exist on earth has more people asking for handouts.
That was very interesting and quite shocking, and not nice to hear, but I'm impressed that you approached it with an open mind AND fact checked along the way. Bravo to you sir!
thank you
Wait till he moves out of America and still has to pay tax In both countries
Fun fact. Different mindset about healthcare system is visible even in languages. Example: In Polish healthcare system is called "służba zdrowia"- healthcare servitude because it SERVES. Not offers servise. SERVES. I mean there are private companies as public one isn't the best but basics are covered if you can't afford paying it private, but it's still fraction of what american version is.
Also we, from Europe don't say things like that to make fun from america (or at lest not only) but also because we're angry at your conditions so giving at least a little insight how it can work may one day help improving your situation.
I am Australian and we have a health care system very similar to the NHS in the UK. Yesterday my son went to pick up 3 prescriptions for me ( I have Systemic Lupus among other things) and when he came back he said that I had reached the prescription threshold and only had to pay for one item. This also means that for the rest of the calendar year, all of my prescriptions are free. My GP bulk bills so it costs nothing to see her, we choose our own doctors and I have had the same wonderful one for 33 years). I had to have the district nurses come out every second day for treatment and the total cost for 2 months was $22.25. Our system may not be perfect, and can at times move slowly, but I have always had excellent care from the many specialists that I have seen over the years. We are so lucky here.
Reached mine about the same time, must not forget this year to do the Nov Dec stock up, for the broke time after Xmas Fun, Wonder how Yanks would react to the NDIS now that it is about to go back to normal.
Sorry to see that the video upset you, but happy to witness an awakening. Good man.
I was born in 1958 in Germany. When I was a child, America was the shining example for most of us. Today, we have countries around the world we look ar. The USA is only used as an example how not to do things.
The numbers stated in the Video are everything but new for us. And the incredible crime rates have not even been mentioned, like the failing educational system.
The only freedom you have is to fix your mess.
I like this, but it is also sad to watch somebody loose faith in what they thought they knew. But its what young americans need to do. And create the world they thought they lived in
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@@DudeSaysThings Spread the word - as widely as you can. It's up to your generation to change things for the better.
The generation in power at the moment will never change things enough for you to be truly free. They have too much inertia to overcome with your current population's enslavement to traditions that should never have become traditions.
"That all men were created equal" is the goal for you. Truly equal means equal access to things that should be considered human rights, the right to freedom from preventable illnesses, the right to appropriate nutrition, the right to clean air to breathe and clean water to drink. Not the right to prosper over others by neglecting or abusing them.
Your eyes have been opened, go forth and open the eyes of others.
Whenever I lose my perspective and think my own life here in Sweden is shitty, I stop myself and think "well ... at least it isn't America."
(Btw, as for insulin ... in Sweden patients pay $0 for their insulin. And they have done so since ... the 1950s.)
Glad to see that you made the first step to leave the american matrix. Now don't stop. Go further and find the truth. Geetings from germany.
He says “the highest rate of child poverty in the developed world/industrialized economies/wealthy countries.” The video compared America to other wealthy countries because it is the richest country in the world. So, don’t compare it to North Korea or India. Basically, the US has some of the welfare conditions similar to third world countries - which doesn’t make sense considering it’s the richest country in the world.
2nd world countries Represent!!!
India is actually a fantastically wealthy country. They are a nuclear power, as well as their own space agency launching satellites. In recent years they have expanded their electric power grid to cover the entire country. There are some of the richest people on earth in India, the Hinduja brothers for example are wealthy by anybody's standards.
How is this for perspective, there are some countries in Africa that have a better healthcare system than in the USA, I know, I live in one.
@@rigbyrigbone5407 it means your country lacks the greediness of capitalism and will never economic domination!!! 😈
@@neilharris2048 But people are still 30-40 years behind even poor European countries :(
And Yes India is rich, but not its people.
This is unthinkable to me here in Germany... What ever is the medical problem... i just go to the doctor, ... get my card scanned, get treaded, and I go home... that`s it! No costs. When I am sick, I get a "yeelow paper" ( There my doctor tells my boss, why and how long I cannot work). In Germany we get our wages up to 6 weeks in case of beeing sick, without any risk of beeing fired, ... Even after that time...... Then you have to pay the costs of the madical issue on your own, as far as I know... I have never been in such a situation, because what ever it is you get the health care you need or demand, immideatly, without paying for it.... Well... I pay may insurances, so I don`t need to worry about this... It is weird to hear, the richest country in the world cannot provide this absolutely normal service to ALL their citicens... Poor America!
Netherlands the same!
After 6 weeks your health insurance kicks in and pays app. your net wage for up to 78 weeks (1.5 years) within a 3 year time-frame for the same sickness. E.g. You have the "rona" and some complications and have to stay home for 3 months, the employer pays for 6 weeks, then the insurance sets in and pays for 7 weeks. You start working again, but after another 2 weeks, you develop symptoms of "long rona" and have to stay home for another 2 months the insurance will pay. But if you instead catch some stomach virus (which is a "new" sickness) your employer will pay you. Bonus: As long as you're sick, you can't be fired.
As soon as a woman tells her employer she's pregnant, she can't be fired. The employer has to provide her with a workspace that doesn't endanger the unborn child (sitting instead of standing all day, no contact with dangerous substances, no lifting heavy goods etc.). She gets maternity leave 6 weeks before the delivery date and 8 weeks after (if the child comes early the "missed" time is added afterward, so she always has 14 weeks off) paid by the employer. Then there are up to 14 months of unpaid parental leave split between both parents (min 2 months and max 12 months for the mother/father), which can be consecutive or simultaneously within the first 3 years. For every month of parental leave taken the German state pays parental allowance (percentage of the wages with a min/max cap). And the German state pays "child allowance" which is a fixed sum of 219 EUR for the 1st and 2nd, 225 EUR for the 3rd, 250 EUR for the 4th and every other child - from the day of birth till the 18th birthday (or longer for all children pursuing education past high-school [university, vocational training], engaging in specific social services [1 year voluntary and unpaid work] or children with severe disabilities until age 25.
All schools are tuition-free. This includes universities - for all students [German and foreign]. You only pay an administrative fee of app. 150 - 200 EUR per month which includes (most of the time) a public transport ticket. If you chose vocational training (2-3.5 years, depending on the profession) you get training on the job in a company (3 days a week), schooling in a vocational school (2 days a week - basics like German and English language, maths and specials depending on the chosen profession e.g. accounting for office clerks or material knowledge for masons or carpenters). And you get a monthly salary of a few hundred EUR.
@@twinmama42 Unlike the @Hakke Feke comment, this one is comprehensive and almost perfectly correct. Kudos.
For a Mother who gave birth in a American Hospital last time i checked they charge you 40 bugs just to hold your own Baby.
A Mother in Europe would punch the Doctor in the Face for coming up with such a bill.
Heard that before, they also charge you if you cry in some places lol
@@definitelynotatroll246 come on. Of cause they have to charge you for that. You know how much it costs them to , urgh, help you?
It's the same as suplying the patient with a tissue, uhm, i mean a "cough supression aid". That stuff is expensive! Of cause it has to be billed 20$ a piece!
Or administering a band aid to a childs finger clearly costs 630$. Everyone knows that!
@@wurgel1 If you're going to be sarcastic please put "(sarcasm)" somewhere in your comment, I've witnessed US citizens take this kind of comment as Gospel. Sad but true.
@@wurgel1 I support @A nony mous comment on your sarcastic remarks. There are too many stupid people around these days to leave sarcasm unmarked with good conscience. **Especially** if Americans could be around!
@@johannesheinsohn6956 Nice that YT deleted my comment... probably because i supplyed links to the sources.
Sarcasm? Yes and heavy. But only on the reasoning. The prices? Those are real.
For the "Band Aid": Well, ok. It was $629. easy to find with google. The Report of it from vox:
The case of the $629 Band-Aid - and what it reveals about American health care
As for the tissue... there i don't have the exact source right now. $8+ is aparently the standard price:
Ridiculous Hospital Charges: Hold Your Baby, Pay a Fee
im a 47 yr old guy living in the netherlands and i remember as a kid i wanted to go to a lot of places but very high at the top was the usa... places like disneyland hollywood and other places that are or were well known in europe....
if i would get a free ticket now for a 3 months (or 3 days for that matter) vacation all in with hotel, roomservice and so on. i would probably try to sell it and if i couldnt then just would keep the tickets as a souvenir but wouldnt actualy go as that country scares the sjit out of me...
not beeing able to walk alone at night in many places. cops who carry and most of all USE their guns. going to a hospital would ruin my financial life and offcoarse someone trying to throw himself in front of my car just to try and get compensation aproved by a judge for it.... and thats just a couple of facts i learned about the usa in the last 20 years that made me change my mind, so id pass
tbh i feel sorry for all those americans who have to deal with it, but whats even worse, are used to this way of life because they dont know any better.....
peace all and hope you americans will find true freedom one day...
Greetings uit zwolle ..
You did a really good job, including doing your own research, happy to subscribe!
Welcome aboard!
The prescription charge in England is £10.00 for ANY medication in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland it’s free. Even in England certain conditions the prescriptions are free for diabetes’ for example. During Pregnancy the prescriptions are free as well.
Any investigation is free but you get them if you need it not because you want it.
I wont pretend I’m going to say something that you havent heard before here but speaking for I think most europeans here: two big reasons why we make a lot of vids kind of like this are 1. Because we are genuinely distraught at how badly you guys are treated and 2. American companies and politicians are actively trying to export your system to us which as I’m sure you can understand we dont want.
Keep your head up and protest dude you should have the same rights we do!
i would never accept such a healthcare system the USA has. people would stand up and rage against this. americans have no time for this as they are busy working.
@@golagope9056 I was going to respond to your comment 3 days ago but I’ve been at work. Feels like it, anyway.
@@golagope9056 I agree, private healthcare = revolution
The insane thing is that while Americans (including reaction vids like this) are blissfully unaware of all of this, the vast amount of the rest of the world knows all these facts. Mostly by the time they start high school.
But, but ‘Merica best at everything. I saw it in Fawx News!
its called basic education ..
It was still funny because when you hit your mic I thought you'd farted. It was strange seeing this really hit home to you bro. I'd love to visit a few places in America but I've never desired to live within such a society. The medical aspect or lack of paid holidays from work seems horrific to me. Not having time off work will make you sick in the long term and then the likes of Walmart fire you for being off one day over their policy which may result in your entire life crumbling around you. That's scary shit man. Excellent reaction, cheers!
its crazy i knew shit wasn't perfect but damm thanks for ur comment
G,day mate
I live in Queensland Australia, I recently had my lower left leg amputated due to a serious infection from a spider bite! I was operated on three times in six days
I was choppered from the small town I live near to a major hospital. Spent 15 weeks in hospital, was given a wheelchair, crutches, and a walking frame. Total cost $0.00
While this was going on I still received my pention of $500.00 per week. I am about to be transported to a major amputee ward for further rehabilitation and the figment of a prostectic leg. When I return home my house will be modified for my ongoing comfort. Entrance ramps. Modified bathroom and comfort items like an electric adjustable bed and an electric adjustable chair, not to mention on going nursing, house cleaning and yard maintaince .
I exajurate nothing . so if this is Socialist Health Care, have a good day Comrade !! All the best. Blue.
Wtf you lost ur leg to a spider and yall think we are dangerous holy shit. I'm glad ur alright but ur comment might have stopped me form ever going there
On a serious note thanks for the info that's insane I couldn't imagine how much that would cost here. Stay strong brother 💪
@@DudeSaysThings a brown recluse can cause the same kind of infection, don't mess with spiders :p
@@DudeSaysThings You don't have to leave home to encounter spiders that can cause Necrotising arachnidism (after approximately 10% of bites by these spiders.) The brown recluse is the most commonly encountered by humans. The range of the brown recluse spider extends from southeastern Nebraska to southernmost Ohio and south into Georgia and most of Texas. Necrotising arachnidism is caused by the brown recluse or fiddleback spider (Loxosceles reclusa) in the United States, and by other Loxosceles species in South America. Also because there are a number of diseases that may mimic this condition, it is frequently misdiagnosed by physicians. ie. not caused by a spider bite at all!
The truth hurts it's an eye-opener for most Americans who are some of the most willfully ignorant people on the planet and for your so-called freedoms. What freedoms do you have in America that I don't have in the UK?
Only things I can really think of is probably guns and having pitbulls. Keep in mind I never been there so I can't really judge.
@@DudeSaysThings We can get a firearms licence in the UK from age 14. But there has to be a reason other than self defense to get one.
@@DudeSaysThings we can have guns as long as you have a licence. I can tell you I can drive 5 mins and go into a shop and buy a crossbow though I don't need a license for that. I can also cross the road where ever I like in the UK and not get a ticket from the police lol
Tbf I think there's a royal charter somewhere with a law threatening deportation if you make your tea in the microwave 🤣
Hi, I watched your reaction to the video. I'm British but I can say that the facts put forward are correct. In the UK I pay tax, but I get at least 25 days PAID vacation per year. Women can get up to a YEAR off for maternity leave. Sick leave is unlimited. I am glad that you are opening your eyes to the way the US treats its citizens
I’m an Aussie and we get 3 months paid maternity leave, as I’m sure you Brits get too, fathers also are entitled to paid maternity leave though not for as long. When I had my son I also had 3 months long service leave, which I don’t think that Americans get, so I had 6 months off on full pay and then happily went back to work. Very lucky to live where I live.
I’ve lived in the U.S. my whole life. Even when I was young, I found it highly suspect that so many of my countrymen assumed that we are the greatest country in the world. And the older I got, and the more I saw, the more I felt vindicated for feeling that way.
2 more Videos on US healthcare you definitely should watch are „True cost of US healthcare shocks British people“ and „what does US healthcare look like abroad?“
If you think this is bad, wait till you understand US foreign policy and know how bad US treats other countries.
Volker Pispers - History of the USA. Here on RUclips with English subtitles. German satire, stand-up completely fact based.
Every time you hear a Politician saying how great America is, they're talking about the Economy and military, which you can't deny is the largest, but the standard of living, Healthcare, Holiday/vacation pay, i.e.....Annual payed time of work from your Boss/Company which is unheard of in America, it's all worse than most of Europe,.... Americans aren't good at taking critisism about their Country as they're told all their life that America is the best, although you took it quite well 👍From UK........ UK🤞USA
I lived in the US for 11 years. Spent most of our income on healthcare for a couple of issues. Moved back to the UK, doesnt cost a penny here!
I have type 2 diabetes, a years supply of my prescribed medication would cost $600 in the US, that's just the cheapest I could find, Thankfully I live in Sweden and a years supply costs me $24.
In Sweden if you spend more than $120 a year on medication the rest is free for the year regardless of what it is. I just cannot believe your government is allowing companies to price your own people out of medication they need. (and I know in comparison to some meds $500 isn't a lot of money whatsoever.)
My kid was born 2.5 months early, spent 2 months in the hospital. When we finally got to take him home, the total cost of his stay was just shy of $1mil. One. Million. Dollars.
Thankfully, I had been made full-time at a large company about a year before, so our insurance covered everything, but if it hadn't, I'd probably have never been able to pay off that debt.
OMG. 😮
You might find this YT vid interesting - 'America Compared: Why Other Countries Treat Their People So Much Better'
As a Leftist, it's both validating and frustrating to watch someone come to understand something we've been shouting from the rooftops for decades.
The National Health Service in the UK is totally non profit…The average Brit pays around the equivalent of $1800 a year out of their taxes into the National Health Service…this payment means that everything is then free at point of use.No fees to see a doctor,no fees for ambulances,no fees for ER visit,no fees for operations,no fees for Physiotherapy,no fees for scans,X-rays etc,no fees for anything except for medication and that’s a fixed cost regardless of the drug…£9.50 per prescription.If you’re under 18,unemployed,in school or over 65 all the medication is free as well.If you’re a diabetic all your insulin is free…for life.If you need ongoing medication then you can pay £109 prescription fee for the years worth of drugs.There are no such things as Co pays,pre-existing conditions,deductibles etc…the $1800 that you pay from your taxes yearly is the only thing that you pay for all this free at point of service care…not too bad if you ask me.
Everything in the above post is true with 1 minor correction, the medication price, in Scotland there's not even a prescription charge, its completely free at point of need.
And it is all included in the 26% tax we pay.
@@stephenbrowning7639 Yep and to be honest 9 quid is pretty damn good value if you do have to pay for a prescription.
@@mubbles1066 absolutely agree bud.
Well explained, but let’s not forget our National insurance contribution also pays into a basic state pension (not brilliant, but it’s a minimal security blanket for pensioners)
think that £1800 also covers other things and not just the NHS
20:00 in the Netherlands we get: paid holidays, paid vacation(20-25 days), unlimited sickdays, paid parental leave and a pension.. without working for years to get more benefits
Free education (even college/university) makes smarter voters. America is terrified of smarter voters
Maybe now you understand why we Europeans say some of the things we say to you Americans. It's not that we're angry _at_ you - we're angry _for_ you... because, all this stuff? We've known this and have been trying to tell you for a long time now.
I hope _something_ can happen over in America to make it a better place for humans to live. Best wishes from Germany.
i enjoyed you reacting to this video. also i like that u fact check the stuff you watch and you have an open mind about learning new things
You have started on a journey that I've seen others walk on for months now. Follow the youtube recomendations you will get here. The next one in this theme is as other's have said is "America Compared: Why other countries treat their people so much better." You'll also get good info and high views out of the "Americans Living Abroad: First Time You Realized America Really Messed You Up" series and similar. You are on the youtube search algorithm with these. Follow the white rabbit (Matrix reference).
There is a Michael Moore film "Where to invade next". It will show you things that will change you as an American. You will have a new mindset. Learn from other countries. My favourite is the prison system in Norway.
What you said at the end of your reaction video was right on point, that is exactly how it is. It is totally in their best interest to keep the American people pitted against themselves. The people cannot take a stand against those who are robbing them blind (the 1%) when they are too busy arguing, bickering and fighting among themselves like little children. The 1% have the people right where they want them and are laughing all the way to the bank. Not only that the 1% pay zero personal taxes compared to the average American who pays through the ass. Bullshit baffles brains in America and the corporation along with the 1% who own those corporations know this all to well, hence all the BS American corporate propaganda. They don't want Americans to know the real truth, they might get pissed off or something.
Didn't expect something like this on your channel, interesting though.
Do you see the common theme? Nearly all of these seem to circle back around to big companies making profits and of course, America has the biggest and best known companies in the world.
i thought it was gonna be some funny video
@@DudeSaysThings To be fair, I didn't know Cross did this sort of thing either, he's always been a foul mouthed bastard whenever I've seen him in something.
hahaha i just know i was caught off guard with some real shit
And backed up by the Government. This is the real problem
Susan Finley’s situation would never happen here in Europe or any other first world country, and is exactly why I don’t count America as first world
I watched this before when I seen it in the comments on one of your videos. I was expecting a comedy. Couldnt stop watching it though. Very enlightening and a shock about all the facts he put across
Bro, was still a good video man! Give yerself a break! Found your channel cause of still game.. I hope you keep up with it BTW! It does just get better & better. My mates & I used to ryhm off the still game iconic quotes in high-school. Such a class show! Can remember getting excited every hogmanay ( new years eve) for the special episodes.
I'm Canadian. We have Americans crossing the border every day just to get the same drug for MUCH less money. In Mexico it's even cheaper so there's a lot of Americans going South for the same reason.
To put healthcare into Perspective. 3 Weeks Hospital with COVID and 5 Weeks Rehab afterwards cost me a total 50€ here in Austria.
As a non American, I do have to say that your open mindedness is much appreciated to watch. 👊
The healthcare system in The Netherlands is reasonably good, but could certainly be better. It is a mix of state and private system. We all need a mandatory base insurance which costs about €1,300 a year. You can also take additional insurances. I have two, one for dental care and one for a broader spectrum of healthcare. If you don’t have the mandatory base insurance you get fined by the government, which can be as high as the insurance premium. And the bill for the insurance premium must still be paid, it won’t be scrapped if you pay the fine. If you can’t pay the premium because your income is too low, you get a subsidy from the taxation office. If you use healthcare, you have a deductible of €385 a year. We call it ‘eigen risico’ which means own risk. On top of that you have for some items an own contribution (eigen bijdrage). That means that you have to pay 25% of the bill yourself. It is for example for hearing aids, contact lenses, glasses, maternity care, artificial teeth, wigs, orthopedic shoes, medical transport (not being an ambulance for emergency) and some medications. All things not for healing but for making your life easier. So if you need orthopedic shoes which costs €400 a pair, you have to pay €100 out of your own pocket. The other €300 is more difficult, because if you haven’t used up your deductible of €385, you have to pay that not used up part also. So if you haven’t used your deductible ar all, you have to pay the whole amount of €300 also and still have a deductible of €85 for that year. If you fully used the deductible of €385 that year, the insurance company pays the full amount of €300. If you for example used the deductible and there is still a deductible of €175 left, you have to pay the €175 of the €300 yourself and the insurance company pays the other €125. So in this last example, for the pair of orthopedic shoes of €400, you have to pay €275 and the insurance company pays €125. Every year these items change, so you have to be careful and look at the reimbursements of the insurance before you buy, use or ask for it. My father had this about ten years ago when he went to his GP because he was forgetting important things. He wanted to know if this were the early stages of dementia, which was common in his family. The GP referred him to the hospital for a two day test program. After two months he got a bill of almost €1,000 which was his own contribution of 25% of the hospital bill for the dementia test program. He took the test in December, but if he had waited for January it would have been fully covered. He didn’t have dementia but it cost him €1,000 to know this. The insurance company offered to pay the bill in monthly payments of €100. But still he and my mother needed to scrape all their money to pay for this. €100 for pensioners is a lot of money. The disadvantage of our system is that the insurance companies have a lot of influence and by that have a lot to say about the healthcare system. One of them is that almost all the small hospitals have disappeared, only cities have big hospital buildings where you can get lost if you don’t ask the receptionist which colored line or which direction code you have to follow to reach your appointment desk. Another one is that hospitals need to specialize in certain surgical procedures while other hospitals will loose those specific procedures. Resulting in longer travel distances for patients and their visitors. Hospitals have become big medical factories in cities with shops, restaurants, payed car parking, instead of small clinics or hospitals that are close by, logical and simple and where you aren’t a number on a patient conveyor belt. At this moment there is the issue that the insurance companies want to centralize the emergency departments of hospitals so they get more efficient. This means that some hospitals will loose their emergency departments, all together or only at nights and weekends, and the remaining emergency departments get better and more equipment. Which means longer arrival times for ambulances and probably more ambulances because of that.
Thank you for a great reaction! Greetings from Finland!
Halfway through and I'm gonna be real with you chief, the saddest part about Americans from the USA, is that most of you do not even know just how bad off you are in so many ways.
From the outside looking in we see this so much with the internet and are left wondering how you just accept it.
The answer is often simple ignorance, Americans have a bad schooling system that does not tech critical thinking anymore and so you don't even go looking most of the time.
As an Australian who depends on the US being strong to ward off China, I really wish you would all wake up and learn just how bad things are, so you can make them better.
Let me tell you a word that does not exist in the Swedish language : Medical debt!
Also doesn't exist German. You would call this „Verschuldung durch Arztkosten“ (debt caused by medical bills).
And there are probably many more languages, where there's no official word for medical debt...
No medical debt in the UK either. All is free for everyone, working or never worked. England pays a very small amount for Prescription but Scotland,Wales and Northern Ireland do not.
@@dianeleitch7049 Yup. Prescriptions cost about £8.90 (last time I had one) but it's free if you're on unemployment benefit or have some other exemption. Even if you pay, you're potentially getting medication worth hundreds in some cases.
As an aside, you can buy paracetamol and ibuprofen in the supermarket for £1 for 32 tablets. Unless I'm mistaken, you need a prescription (expensive!) for those in the US.
@@SpiritmanProductions Pain killers can be bought in the supermarkets/grocery store in large quantities and are affordable. Lived in the States for many years so know about the expensive medical insurance, co-payments, percentage to be paid towards Prescription etc.
@@dianeleitch7049 Cool. I must've misheard that info, then.
We have and always will have your back through your journey going forward youngblood
When I had my kid in the USA, with really good insurance,... it was $9,500
It's been 4yrs now and I still have $2,900 left to pay.
That shizz just aint right. It really isnt.
That’s so sad, Sorry what you’re country’s doing to yous :(
You did a video that is way more important than a simple entrainment. You started to open the eyes. This is way more important brother. Do not apologize.
On the giving birth part. that is hospital fees. IF you require an ambulance you can easily add on another $1000 minimum per ride.
Social democracy is NOT socialism. It’s civilised society. “A country can be judged on how it treats its least”
14:21 I think that explains a little bit why the infant mortality rate in US is so high. Some women don't even have that amount of money to give birth in a hospital, so they have to choose to give birth at home, which can be worse if there are complications during labour. I know there are mid-wifes you can ask to help you but even they want to get payed and they might be cheaper as a hospital but still cost a lot of money. And if things go wrong where even a mid-wife couldn't help with... well... maybe you get the idea...
Don´t forget, they have to go to work the next day, ´cause of no paid maternity leave. Majority of Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck.
german here.
had an american colleague in germany over for a training session - who injured himself in the evening (just a cut, though deep in his palm) - went to the local hospital ER and had it checked, got some bandaids and fresh wrappings & got told to keep the wound clean. I got back with him the next day to have it checked by the doctor before going back to the us. he got some more bandages and other small supplies and when asking for the price the doctor looked at him, smiled and replied 'It's 10€, but you don't have the local insurance and we'd have to file some papers - just take it and it's fine'. my colleague was surprised that there was NO mention even of treatment costs... and even more by not having to pay ANYTHING.
btw: when you ask your phone for '(....) in america' I'd love for Siri to ask 'to specify what america you mean - north or south america'. the united states of america are NOT just america. America is a continent. or another one. the us is a country.
Back in the first Gulf war I found out a large number of soldiers at Fort Bragg were on food stamps
He said the highest amount of underpaid workers of any *developed* nation. This excludes North Korea, and several other countries.
Beginning of the video - America Number 1! As the video goes on it's America Number 1? Great video mate :)
To help your research and for comparison- here in the UK upto £30k earnings ypu pay 21% only on any earnings over the first £12,580, which is free. For that we get free medical care, a state pension (which is basic- £192 per week) , social security pay if we are unemployed. In the UK we pay nothing as a patient for MRI/CT/ECG/full Cancer treatment/Maternity care/all other ER procedures and General Medical treatments. Prescription medicine is max £9.80 per item and cheaper if long term. We get a mandated minimum 27 days holiday per year for full-time work/pro rata for PT. Statutory sick pay £19 per day and often full employer sick pay upto 8weeks.. Statutory and Maternity Pay (SMP) is paid for up to 39 weeks. You get:90% of your average weekly earnings (before tax) for the first 6 weeks. Then £156.66 or 90% of your average weekly earnings (whichever is lower) for the next 33 weeks. Also paid time off for antenatal care and protection against unfair treatment, discrimination or dismissal. Paternity is statutory upto 2wks paid leave for fathers. Our working week is normally 37-40 hrs ( Fbefore optional overtime and higher overtime pay rate kicks in.) PT hrs are usually upto 25hrs before you are duty bound to get FT benefits. Its by no means perfect- and ither European countries are far better- but its a BASIC LIFELINE acriss the course of our lifetimes. Americans are frightened of socialism but we Brits and Europeans are well protected with what we call 'basic' rights. We are sorry that Americans should but don't get cared for when they are sick- this should be a basic human right! The more people see video information like yours then eventually things will change fir the better in USA. Kudos to you for opening your mind and others.👍🏻
My health went down hill last year & I was bed ridden in hospital from 9 August to 29 December - cost $0.00.
I live in Australia, in the US I would have died.
in glad ur ok i seriously mean that
@@DudeSaysThings Thanks you. Getting better every day. With the healthcare here I get a Community Nurse checking in on me twice a week & I go to the local hospital for an assessment every 2 weeks. We have a system where they try stop people getting ill in the first place & not just try to treat the symptoms when it is usually too late.
Keep the reactions & self education going, I'm just catching up on your latest posts.
To be honest, I can’t stand Americans. But, it is so nice to see this young boy, clue in on what is actually going on in America. Take this lesson and do something about it. It is up to your generation to change it. Good luck
I'm an American and have lived in Spain for 35 years. My girlfriends mother just broke her hip 3 months ago. In less than 5 hours she was operated on. 4 days later she was home. Price for it all?: ZERO. Personally I'm ADHD and take Ritalin and go to the psychiatrist once a month. Cost?: 30$ a month. If someone has an accident they don't stop to think about what they can afford. Spain also has one of the best cancer treatment systems in the world. And Spain is the absolute king in the world in transplants.
You found a subscriber! Thank you so much for learning!
Us in the UK always hear about the "American death panels" and insurance companies not insuring preconditions..it's so sad...the political class makes out that we have the death panels...lol🤣
Susan thing makes me shed a tear every time, makes me feel bad for you guys over other, the regular people struggling, which seems to be like 80% of ya
Don't worry about whether the video is entertaining or not. It's quite interesting to see Americans reactions to this.
You should watch the video "America Compared: Why Other Countries Treat Their People So Much Better" ... might be mindblowing for you! :/
It might hurt you - sorry for that - but might help you to understand what's going on in ithe US.
Anyway! Thanks for sharing your video and all the best from Germany! ;-)
One thing I’m very glad about is also that you don’t take everything as facts. It’s such an important thing to realize that one video cannot be your only source of information and use it as facts. In the times where fake news is not uncommon and especially in America where fake news and lies are being told on a daily basis by politicians it is important that you can question things until you do your own research.
The sad thing is, that the u.s.a reach a point where it's almost impossible to make a change happen. The handful people that are in charge of controlling everything are become just too powerful and connected to be beaten. The only chance would be millions of people on the streets every day, but how likely is that?
Brother I came across this video from "Villagers React To Genius Life Hacks That Work Extremely Well ! Tribal People Life Hacks" and I have to say I enjoyed it very much. It might not have been a barrel of laughs but it was so interesting to see your reactions to the information. Having said that I still admire America, or at least pre 2015 America, because it was a great country with a great dream for its people. I do though think its take a turn for the worse, as has most of the west, in the last 10 or so years. Keep up the good work and I've subbed.
Appreciate the sub i actually have watched those people not that exact video but it was this guy who has a bunch of pet lions and he goes on nature walks and all kinds of things. It was really cool seeing there reaction. You should check it out
@@DudeSaysThings I can't imagine having a pet lion, let alone more than one, I'll check it out. I'm about to watch the Americans living abroad video you did, looking forward to it.
Appreciate that lol your in for massive debate in the comments of that one
Australia has a mix of Public (majority) and private hospitals, most medical costs are free (but not all) and medications are about $6.00 (again the majority of medicines [common] but not all) state government run and control their public hospitals and federal government the Pharmaceuticals Benefit Scheme (the cheap medicines) this is a very condensed description. It works very well for us, not perfect but definitely very good.
There is nothing stopping the U.S. doing something like this except your right wing politicians. It's your government, your the boss, you pay their wages, make them work for you the majority, get active politically. Tell your politicians what you want (party irrelevant) not just on health but anything and everything when it comes to national or state government jurisdiction/control.
You don't have to go march in a protest (that's ok though) just write/email/tweet/insta or bloody smoke signal them ask your friends to do the same, pressure them and keep the pressure on, the "gun" you carry is your vote, use it. The rich (individuals/corporations) get what they want via the power of money but you, collectively, have the power to remove them (the politician) if they act only for a minority and not the majority, your a democracy make it work for you, that's what democracy is about but you have to contribute by telling your representatives what you want (as a minimum input/effort) and if they don't you'll vote not just for the other major party but anyone (independent) who will represent you, that pressures all of them. Isn't there something in your constitution about government being, by the people, for the people or something like that, make them do that.
Sorry democratic rant. Good luck to you and your fellows.
Hey! Greetings from the Netherlands. Despite what they tell you, socialism is awesome. I get 5 weeks off per year and unlimited sick days. I was horrified of course
Hi. The NEJM says the same about infant mortality. Also about life expectancy in some regions (gettos).
Interesting to see how your opinions change at the end of this whole rabbit hole you went down
Hooray for being Australian!!
Bear in mind he's talking about the "developed world". Europe plus other Westernized countries like Canada, Australia, etc. Countries in the "underdeveloped world", China, India, etc have far lower standards but they have no choice.
I’m one generation past eligibility for Canadian citizenship…..fuck
Want to expat? Learn a little German, find a German employer (easy), get automatic residency. We lack workers in many sectors and have new immigration laws since 2020. It was never easier to come here.
well just my Dutch 5 (euro ) cents. You guys might want to open up the medical care to countries outside the US . Once they actually have to compete prices will drop making it more affordable. Sure some firms will topple but most will be fine.
American can and do already leave the country for medical procedures. They are cheaper abroad even including the travel costs. Problem is: Many Americans think, there is almost nothing outside the US due to public indoctrination. This majority doesn´t even recognize Canada ("have no cars, drive sledges, live in igloos").
According to an article I read, without insurance a birth can be over 30k.
And if you wanna hold your baby afterwards you have to *pay* like 40 bucks for "Skin to skin contact".
Day what you will about the coat for the delivery, at least there is people WORKING for you.
But you have to PAY to hold you own baby?
Thats fakking disgusting.
How's that star spangled freedom working out for you?
G'day from Australia 🇦🇺 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
lmao amazing
@@DudeSaysThings
It just cracks me up, Americans are so ignorant, arrogant, and o so proud of thier ignorance!🤣😂
Your world view just got completely rocked
Infant mortality rate is an horrible example and unfortunately, it's absolutely true. The result is a combination of factors, that give you this bad outcome. First is a medical one, in which some tests and procedures are often left out for financial reasons. But another important one is stress for the mother (actually both parents) and the lack of enough free time before the baby gets born and also after the baby is born. Most western countries don't allow the mother to work anymore around the 3rd month of pregnancy, while the US does allow them to work up to the 9th month (basically until they have to give birth) and they keep the mother home after she gave birth, for at least 6 weeks after birth, while staying home for even longer than that, in order to care for the child, is highly encouraged. The US doesn't do this either.
Also a important suggestion. There are online doctor services all around the world. Download the app you like of the country you like. Talk on video call and take prescriptions from the doctors from other countries.
Im 39 years old and live in Sweden.
In almost 4 decades Ive never met a single person who has medical debt.
2 months ago I was rushed to the ER in an ambulance with sympthoms of heart attack, numb arm, chest pressure, tingly fingers all that jazz.
It wasnt, it was just a mucle inflamation in my sternum and the tingly fingers and numbness the doctor chalked up to my mind panicing thinking it was heart attack combine with me working in a wearhouse freezer.
Basically a temporary case of hypeochondria.
I came in an ambulance, stayed for almost 2 days, had two EKGs, one 24 hour EKG, 8 blood tests, 5 meals+fruit.
I hade two nurses, one cardiologist and a Resident doctor attending me and it all cost me about 40 bucks...
Which I later got back from my insurance.
(which cost me 0 btw, as they picked me up at work and in Sweden Its your emplyers obligation to provide you with full insurance as long as youre at work, this is the law, not a perk)
From what I understand, the ambulance alone would cost me between 3 and 5 thousands dollars in America.
When you hear that the UK medicine for people who need it is free ,it is paid out of taxation from the citizens .Now, that may seem bad and Americans say that they would not want higher taxation .BUT you do get taxed ,it`s just that it isn`t spent back on you .
Amazing part of this video that I did not know 1 thing, that is if Sick you can be Sacked, can not think of a Country that does that, even if you have used up all your Sick and Holiday Pay, you can not be sacked if Sick.
My Aunt lives in Atlanta, unless it's an emergency, she waits to visit here (South Africa) to see her doctor.
hey Cus. Just subscribed. hope you video your sky dive. am looking forward to it.; cheers mate
In the uk.insulen and all life saving medicine has no prescription charge to the individual.medication is free to all pensioners and children up to 18yrs
thanks! the video doesnt have to be entertaining at all
its just nice to see americans open their eyes and come out of that HUGE american bubble you all live in hah
just the fact of watching you react to the real facts is enough!
In Sweden a new mother is entitled to 480 days, yes that is not a typo, 480 days of paid maternity leave. This can be split between parents so each gets 240 days paid leave.
Parents are entitled to pay if they have to take time off work when their child is ill.
We are also entitled to a minimum of 25 days paid vacation leave.
Emergency treatment is free, Medicine is affordable, and if you have a long term condition and require constant medication their is a cap on how much you must pay a year, then for the rest of the year all medical services are free. (I think it's around a 150 dollars)
Hearing things like this breaks my heart. You've just had a lunatic kill 21 innocent people, and parents are forced to beg on gofundme to bury their children. For shame America. When are you going to wake up?