In America gun ownership is a right, and healthcare is a privilege, In the rest of the developed world healthcare is a right, and gun ownership a privilege
ppl own guns in the UK. millions in fact. but they are regulated.. if you have criminal record or mental health issues - you won't get a license.. which makes sense.. also if you own firearms and do develop mental health issues and/or get criminal record you might have your guns seized by the cops ( temporarily or permanently depending on situation ) . having an absolute right to unlimited firepower is madness.
@@coling3957that’s not true, about half a million own guns and those are exclusively for hunting reasons. To own a firearm here you need to prove that you go hunting, have a locked safe and a clear mental health and criminal check. The guns are very limited also, shotguns and certain rifles as only available for hunting reasons. Typically the only people who have guns are on either extreme, farmers and the very wealthy who go shooting for fun and the working class who go shooting for a living.
No it’s not a right in the UK, many people in the UK pay a huge amount of tax to ‘pay’ for the healthcare. Totally fed up with a huge amount of immigrants and health tourists who take us for a ride. Our NHS is on its knees struggling to survive, it’s not a damn right because one we pay two most of us are struggling to access it. Also owning a gun is not a privilege!
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE nowadays. That’s why it’s on its knees. To many people taking from it without ever putting a penny towards it. The whole world is abusing it. Plenty of Americans find it cheaper for a plane ticket, fly here, conveniently give birth whilst here, then fly home once baby is born, without paying a penny towards that care. Same as the Pakistani woman who suddenly developed a lump the day after arriving here. Was told to pay thousands up front for her cancer care. She said she didn’t have any money but hey ho, she took the NHS to court and won on human rights grounds. Got her treatment at taxpayers expense. This is why the over 60s in poor health are 1. being forced to work until the grave and 2. waiting months, even years for treatment for their own illnesses and conditions. Like with everything, it’s good until it gets abused and by god, the NHS must be the most abused department on the planet.
Unfortunately in the UK SOME people think ring for ambulance 1st before they even think about taking themselves to hospital. Sadly I think the NHS days are numbered 😢
@@dizzielizzie9989 Why wouldn't you ring for an ambulance first in the UK? It's not going to cost anything and the ambulance crew are trained paramedics who will be able to assess if they need to start giving you immediate medical aid on the spot. You cannot make that assessment for yourself. Taking yourself to hospital may not be the wisest course of action. Indeed, you may be putting yourself at risk. I don't understand your comment.
Yesterday I called up the newly established local glaucoma clinic about a sudden eye problem They booked me into the 5pm surgery (general term for seeing doctors etc). The buses were running late so I had to get a taxi; just made it on time. They did some tests (scanned the retina, did an overall retina test, tested my eye pressure etc). then told me go to the main eye hospital, They fixed me up with an appointment at 8PM the same evening. I went by bus. Got off at the wrong stop, a mile away. Flagged down a taxi and got to the hospital just before 8pm. Again more intensive tests then a diagnosis and new medicine regime. Reasured me that the retina was fine. Went home with the treatment. Caught a bus home, got home at 11pm. The NHS stuff was free, the taxis cost £20 pounds in total because of the mixup with buses (which are free to me). Another chap there was diagnosed with a torn retina and was booked in for surgery the next day and possible overnight stay afterwards. All free at the point of use but 20% (approx) of the income tax goes towards the NHS bill of over 200 billion pounds (approx). That's 4% of my income tax. For peace of mind. My car's annual Breakdown Recovery Plan payment is more than my annual NHS payment! That's the NHS - no hesitation about getting help. Other systems (European and global) achieve similar results at minimal direct costs to people.
You *do* actually pay for an ambulance in the UK if you are involved in a road traffic accident. It costs £225 per person. However, this is always covered by car insurance so the car insurers are billed directly rather than the individual person. You can find more information about this on the UK goverment website. It is called the NHS Injury Cost Recovery Scheme
@@slytheringingerwitch It is. It is on the UK government website called 'NHS injury costs recovery scheme' which states The NHS Injury Costs Recovery (ICR) scheme aims to recover the cost of NHS treatment where personal injury compensation is payable. and also The fundamental principle behind the ICR scheme is that those responsible for causing injury to others should meet the cost of NHS treatment. NHS costs are recovered only where personal injury compensation is paid - for example, after a road traffic accident. Funds recovered come primarily from a third-party compensator or insurer. And here is how much money was collected by the ICR in April 2024 England £12,657,393 Scotland £1,142,792 Wales £618,592
Whilst what you say is true, allotments go back to the time of the enclosures (early 18th century to late 19th century). When the enclosures took place, sometimes a local vicar or lord would petition the king to spare a small piece of land from enclosure, so the poor could cultivate it. The first actual Smallholdings and Allotments Act was in 1908, it has been updated a few times since. Local councils are responsible for providing 'adequate' allotment sites to meet demand. The cost varies as do plot sizes on average though, people pay between £60 and £80 per plot. There are around 300,000 allotments today, compared with 1.5 million in 1918 and 1.4 million during WW2. Allotments don't just provide food, they can be a useful form of exercise and an aid to mental health.
When you add health insurance payments, sales tax and other taxes the average US citizen pays out more of their salary than the average UK citizen pays
Regarding the ambulances here in the UK,it’s not just getting you to the hospital,the (usually) two people on duty are highly trained paramedics and begin your treatment as soon as they arrive at the scene. The ambulances themselves are fully kitted out for all kinds of emergency procedures too. I think it’s disgusting that the US looks on healthcare as a profit-making business. That alone would be enough for me to never live there.
@@TheCornishCockney Not to mention the fact that you are also charged for the use of an American ambulance - around 800 to a thousand dollars per trip, I believe (on top of whatever enormous bill you get for the actual hospital treatment). On a business trip to the UK, an American colleague collapsed. He begged me not to call an ambulance, saying he couldn't afford the cost. He couldn't believe it when I told him there was no charge.
There are even Passenger Transport Ambulances, to get (usually) frail/elderly people to hospital and back. If you are on the list for a PTA, it will come up on the computer when you make an appointment at hospital, or the appointment letter will give you a number to ring. It was a godsend when my mother was in and out of hospital, since we don't have a car.
In my 67 years I've only been in an ambulance twice, both on the same day, the first from my home to the local general hospital and from there to the specialist hospital in central London, as it was early morning for the first, the ambulance turn up within 10 minutes. The second, because of the seriousness of my situation, I was prioritised for an ambulance. Because of that I have fully recovered from what could of been death or serious brain damage. I was lucky that the ambulances and bed in UCLH were available at the time. The stress of my illness was not compounded by worrying about how I was going to pay for the ambulances and treatment. It's inhuman of a civilised modern country to put profit first before the healthcare of its population. The one thing I can no longer do after the trauma I went through earlier this year is that I can not donate blood, and for the last 10 years, platelets and plasma anymore. Something I first started 50 years ago, as a means of 45 minutes of skiving off of work for a free cup of tea and a biscuit, when I was an engineering apprentice.
From childhood we learn the “Green Cross Code “ , similar to what you said , we , look left , look right , look left again , if all clear you cross using the shortest distance to your destination continuing to look left and right as you go .
As someone who has lived in England my whole life, my first exposure to this ludicrous thing, was watching a RUclips channel called Cow Chop. One of the guys on there, broke his leg skateboarding, and his friend had to drag him into his car to take him to the hospital, because they couldn't afford to call an ambulance. The idea that if you suffer a traumatic injury, whether you slip on ice, or fall skateboarding that you have to pay hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars just to be transported to hospital as absolutely wild.
@@TheOrlandoTrustfull I’m an Aussie and it totally baffles me the cost of an ambulance, hospital stay, medication. All 3 countries pay tax, plus sooo many others, apparently no tax goes to help injured Americans. WHY? To me, that’s not being anywhere near a great country let alone calling themselves the greatest. And yes I have living here in Australia and online the most beautiful funny wonderful Americans. 🤨
There is a video where a woman badly injured her leg on the Metro in the US. She begged the people there not to call an ambulance, as she couldn't afford one.
@@grahvis That’s absolutely heartbreaking to hear that. That poor terrified woman. I had no idea about Americans hospital and ambo bills until Covid hit - I got bored and got into RUclips. Boy I was totally shocked the first time I heard price for ambulance. I fractured my ankle a few months ago. My daughter made me ring ambulance, got to hospital, scan, sent to a day room with a bed, tv, a cuppa tea and sandwiches. Had to get moon boot. I was in tiger for well over an hour. Cost - absolute nothing. Well we all pay a small amount in our taxes, always have, so never missed it, never really thought about it until I got on RUclips and found Americans paying a fortune for medical bills. Without Medicare, that stint in hospital would have cost more than all the taxes I paid lol
What Americans call jay walking brits call crossing the road. Just don’t do it on motorways as they’re not even for walking alongside so can garner police attention due to safety reasons as they’re wider than the average roads with more and faster traffic but if the road has houses along it you’re generally trusted to stop,look & listen before crossing. It’s pretty much one of the first things we’re taught as kids but with the increasing nanny state I wouldn’t be surprised if that changes!
With the health system in the USA what do you think this would cost? This is something I saw once... 2 kayakers washed into a cove and 1 was injured. The coast guard came but had to call a specialist sea rescue. At the same time a mountaineering team came and realised they needed a specialist medical mountain team with a surgeon. Also an ambulance was there with paramedics. The surgeon said they would need a helicopter when they got him to the top. A helicopter came and but had to leave to another incident, so a second helicopter was sent. Meanwhile, the surgeon has assessed the treatment he would need and it would require specialists... the specialist team was 'gathered' from all over the place, flying in etc. Eventually they got him to hospital, the specialists saved him, he was in intensive care for weeks. I can't imagine the cost. I've never needed much from the NHS, but the next extreme case like this may be one of my kids. So I'm fine with the tax. Did you know that the American government spends more per person on health care than the NHS costs us... that's so strange. So the USA could build a NHS and save money, weird. ❤ from Northeast England ❤️
US Americans pay 4 times. 1: Taxes 2: The Health Insurance Premiums 3: Co-Pays and Deductibles. 4: Out of Pocket costs that the Insurance does not cover. In the UK its just taxes and that tax is LESS than the tax US Americans pay towards it. Yet they'll all say its communism or socialism and why should they do that? The ironic thing is that they already do, and pay more.
Its still crazy that its illegal to cross the road its like they telling Americans they don't have common sense and not capable to cross a road so they made it illegal for your safety.
The jay walking laws were the result of lobbying by the motor manufacturers, who were worried pedestrians walking in the road might put people off buying cars.
Biden managed to reduce the price of insulin to a manageable level and Harris is planning to take this further., for other necessary drugs. Big Pharma has a bad time in most countries of the world so goes to town in the US with wildly inflated prices. British GPs and pharmacies have to give generic (ie without the maker named) drugs on prescription, where they exist. So your prescription never names the make or brand and the pharmacy makes it up with whatever make they have in stock.
I have a genuine question for any American reading this: If there was an arson attack in America and innocent people were horribly burned American taxpayers would happily pay for the fire department to put out the fire and the police department to investigate the crime but who pays the medical department to treat the burns injuries suffered by the victims?
She didn't say that when she spoke of vacation time & sick days she meant paid time off. If we work on a Bank Holiday here in the UK we are paid double rates, & get a replacement day off as well. It's the same with our allowance of vacation days. If you don't take the time off you can claim extra pay for missing out. The NHS is paid out of taxation. We pay a percentage of our wages, called National Insurance', automatically, it's taken by the employer before you get paid, with your income tax. It's about 10%, but the Government adds more to this to pay for the NHS. This means all medical services are free when we need them, from ambulances, through surgery, childbirth, hospital stays & all doctors & medical staff, food etc while in hospital. Days when you are off work through illness are paid, at full pay for a time, then partly by the employer but made up to the full rate by the Government. You may be away from work for as long as you need, but if it runs into many months then you might have to give up your job, still the Government will support you for as long as you need. Jaywalking isn't even a word in the UK.It's up to the car drivers not to hit anyone, just as they shouldn't hit other vehicles. People come before cars. A Garden in the UK usually means mostly lawns, flowers etc, not always vegetables, many people have gardens by their houses without vegetables. City Parks are essentially large public use gardens. Allotments are usually grouped together, often on the edge of towns, specifically for people to grow vegetables & other produce, but they may include flowers. Yards, especially Back Yards, are small hard floored, walled in areas, behind & between rows of terraced street & town houses, mostly Victorian, but some later. This is related to other similar, but larger spaces, such as Farm-yards, Stable-yards & Court-yards & the like. They are certainly not areas of lawn & flowers etc around houses. Here, flowers are planted in flower beds, in & around lawns of grass etc. Vegetables are planted in vegetable plots, some times include in gardens.
Double rates for bank holidays is not a set thing. That is discretionary and a lot of employers don't offer that. They do legally need to offer you a day in lieu, though.
@@selenityshiroiYT indeed, especially if you work in hospitality. My last pub job contract specified that I had to work _every_ bank holiday, no extra pay. Super fun when they had an extended licence for New Year's and Christmas Eve.
Jay walking is not a crime, but doing something stupid like walking across a motorway (freeway) will get you lifted for "Acting in a way that may cause injury to your self or others"....It's basically a catch all for people doing something stupidly dangerous.
If you become unwell during your holiday time off, you must call your place of work and inform them. Your holiday time is cancelled and suck leave is implemented - the holiday time is then reclaimed for use at a later date. This makes total sense as you can't enjoy the time off when you're unwell. Parental leave of 1or 2 weeks can be taken by the new father. This is a great help for new mother helps the father bond with the new baby. Allotments are wonderful, social and relaxing places. Everyone knows each other, they pass on seedlings/seeds and great ideas .... and home-baked goods/homemade wine 😉👍💜💜💜💜💜
Average for holidays is about 25 days plus public holidays on top so typically at least 33 days as a standard if not more. My colleague just a had baby and he is going on 3 months paternity leave! Deloitte UK has just introduced 26 weeks full pay for parental leave regardless of gender and of course longer on statutory pay.
Americans pay tax. People from the UK pay tax. Part of the UK taxes look after after their people via health, a decent wage etc. Who gets the taxes Americans pay? The people in America who pay tax don’t get any holiday payor health care. Who’s getting rich at the cost of American’s not getting holiday pay and sick leave etc. People are make disgusting amounts of money whilst average Americans go bankrupt or die. Any guilt on those making a fortune from their own countrymen? Probably not. America the greatest country?🤔
@@iaing9028 So do other countries taxes. America must put more than most into their military to save their people?🤔. No, they die as they can’t afford hospital bills. Me thinks it all needs re thinking like other countries.
I’m a NHS RN-I get six months full sick pay then three months half- last year I had total knee replacement--free-- then full wages until I was ready to return ❤
Notice how she says “ you pay for it, like, at some point” well no you don’t, not at all. If I happened upon an accident scene with injured people I would immediately call 999 and request police , ambulance and fire service if. Thought people were trapped in vehicles or there was a risk of fire or spillage of chemicals or fuel. I would not be charged for this. It comes out of our taxes but never relevant to an individual or situation.
Take the British Citizenship test to see how you do on your general knowledge. If you score well, you will be known as an honorary Brit. Keep smiling ❤️🏴🇬🇧
Jaywalking is not legal in the UK. There is no such thing over here. It's simply called crossing the road - don't try it on dual carriage ways or the motorway though!
Americans be like, omg tax ewwww, 1776!!!! freeduuuummmm!!! Not realising when things like health insurance is taken into account, or their reduced income because their employer has to pay their health insurance, they're losing far more money than us Brits pay in tax. And then they still have to pay deductibles if they ever do need treatment. The average deductible is around $1800 a year which is more than half my tax bill for the entire year, but of course universal healthcare is socialism and socialism is bad.
If you thought the maternity leave was a lot... you can get pregnant whilst on maternity leave and take maternity leave when your maternity leave finishes, so you can stay on maternity leave for years depending on how many kids you have.
@@patriciamcl54 you obviously don't have a brain, or a job. People do get pregnant whilst on maternity leave and take their maternity leave at the end of it. I know that because I've worked at places where it happens
So many people born in the US don't want to learn about everyday life in another country, they simply state that the US is the best there is & every other place in the world should adapt to US laws & customs. It's very refreshing to find an American who wants to learn about other countries & also tries to remember (or succeeds in remembering) what he has learned. Openness to learn is 1 of my favourite qualities in a human. You even score extra points because you always seem so happy & you smile often. This might blow your mind further: paternity leave is a thing here too. It's not as generous as some Scandinavian countries, such as Sweden where there is 480 days of paid parental leave when a child is born or adopted, & the couple decide how to share the time between each other. This is when a baby is born or a baby or child is adopted. In England, the rules apply for all parents, no matter their sexuality or gender, whether they're married or not, or if the child is a new-born , born via surrogacy or adopted. If the baby is stillborn or there is a miscarriage after 2 weeks of pregnancy, the same rules for maternity & paternity leave apply. In the UK, parents have a choice: the man can either have paternity leave of 1 or 2 weeks, taken in 1 go or 2 single week sessions or they can use a completely different scheme, shared parental leave & pay. This is when the couple have a total of 50 weeks of leave & up to 37 weeks of pay between them. & they decide how to divide things. I think this flexibility is better, & it gives the parents a hand when things don't go to plan, such as an unexpected Caesarian. The leave is for every single child in the first year of its life.
NHS is free at point of use. There’re costs but it’s covered in National Insurance payments so at the time of emergency you aren’t looking for money to pay for treatment etc.
I didnt even know what J-Walking is lol We see it all the time in movies that people, especially in new york, will try and get through the maze of cars to get to the other side. So is that J--walking? 🙃🤯
The word jay refers to the term a greenhorn, or rube, inferring that a driver (yes it started out as jay-driver someone who drove on the wrong side of the road and they were considered uninformed) or walker was breaking the rule through ignorance.
The same government that doesn't trust it's people to have enough intelligence to cross roads safely, entrusts those very same people with choosing the president of the United States! Crazy.
28 days paid leave is working days so if you work 5 days a week and bank holidays that means you have 5 weeks and 3 days but yes christmas day in most proffesions the offices shops etc close, in jobs like hospitals that don't close you can choose if you work or not
My dear old mum broke her hip while staying with a respite care home she fell in the night so they called an ambulance and sent her off to hospital. By 3pm the next day she was out of surgery with a new hip and ready to go everything and I mean everything was free we all moan about the NHS long waiting lists but when you really need them. They are there and the cost is covered. I can not imagine what the options would have been if we had to pay for her hip replacement.
I used to get 7 weeks holiday when I was employed in the U.K. - I run my own business now , and I think I used to get 6 months full pay sick days if I needed them , I think when they say sick days are unlimited ‘whilst true’ doesn’t mean the employer will pay you full pay but there is statutory sick pay which isn’t a great amount if u go over your paid sick time
you still have to pay federal income taxes in Florida - If you make $70,000 a year living in the region of Florida, USA, you will be taxed $13,523. That means that your net pay will be $56,477 per year, which equates to 19.82% then you have to add sales tax on every single thing you buy
Nothing is free The NHS was designed to share health costs, as is done with many other common costs in society (police, education, roads, etc) However, as health costs spiral, the ability of the NHS to provide services is becoming limited
Paid time off (holiday) is 28 days standard but a lot of jobs you earn holiday hours as you work so sometimes if you work lots you get like 9 weeks holiday paid
Make you an hounouary citizen of the UK? Why do you think that we haven't done that already? Not only can you answer most of those questions, but (& this is a HUGE thing to us) YOU UNDERSTAND BANDER & P**S TAKING AMONG FRIENDS!!! & that last point I make is the important one. So to make it official. WELCOME TO THE UK FAMILY! 🥳
The UK is the only actual country or nation. Clue is in the name - four Kingdoms! Plus we the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man (Crown dependencies technically).
Google: Florida does not have an individual income tax. Florida has a 5.5 percent corporate income tax rate. Florida also has a 6.00 percent state sales tax rate and an average combined state and local sales tax rate of 7.00 percent. Florida has a 0.71 percent effective property tax rate on owner-occupied housing value.
It’s not actually unlimited six days in the UK. Generally speaking only your first 6-10 per year will be fully paid at your normal pay scale (if you’re full time). After that, most companies will start paying less each time you’re off sick.
crossing the road was usually safe here BUT recently its become an issue because of mobile phone zombies not looking where they are going. allotments came with WW2 so we could grow our own food, using unused public land..."allotted" a piece of land.
No, the allotment movement far predated WW2. It was 19th century in origin. Most councils owned some unused land and many people were concerned about the terrible state of health of many workers,, due to indoor work and poor food. Some allotments have been in existence and cultivation for 150 years..
0 pounds for an ambulance is not entirely true, we pay national insurance out of our wages and that goes to the NHS so we contribute,yes it’s no where near what Americans pay but we still pay something unless you don’t work then yes its free
Medical is free here but I still have to be actually dying to use it... unfortunately there is a huge number of UK citizens who take the absolute P!SS out of the NHS which is half the reason everyone else has to wait 1year+ to be seen! The NHS seems amazing to the rest of the world but it's totally broken...due to the running of this country....there are so many issues I could "Karen" forever!
Of course it's free just like all emergency service's within the UK and most of Europe. I don't think you even pay for an emergency vechical in most countries of the world.
Ah, slightly misleading on the income tax - correct about bandings, however the National Insurace tax is how NHS and social security is funded - and again there is a 0% band, after which the employee pays 8% and employer pays 13.8% also, after a certain pay bracket, the employee %drops to 2%
Don’t run away with the idea that the NHS and ambulances are free because they are not - we pay for these out of our taxes. As for income tax you can earn £12,570 before you start to pay tax - after that you pay tax at 20% basic rate up to £50,270 and then from £50,271 to 125,140 you pay 40% and anything over £125,140 it’s 45%. On top of your taxes you pay National Insurance which is 10% of your salary!
But the rent is just a few pounds. I am a third generation allotment keeper and the allotment rent has never been an issue, even when we were very hard up when I was a child.
usually in the UK if your sick in many industries, its going to be a minimum of 3 days sick, the day your sick lets say, 24 hour tummy bug, then another 2 days, becaue alot of employers require you to be 48 hours clear of symtons,
I think you'll find that a lot of us Brits are actually quite clued up on American states. Americans have admitted that their Geography lessons could have been better. They learned a lot about USA but not much about the rest of the world.
It's paid for through national insurance. Everyone pays, even those on benefits are paying NI. Crazy thing is its a tax people wouldn't complain about going up.
Sick leave isn't quite unlimited. Unpaid sick is technically unlimited (although long term or repeated sickness will potentially get you dismissed depending on your company, the reasons and whether or not you are able to continue your role as long as it is done fairly and to terms of contract) and if you are on unpaid sick leave you can get statuatory sick pay (a small amount paid by the government) if you are sick for more than a few days. But paid sick leave is dependant on the company. MOST companies will offer paid sick leave but the qualification and amount is discretionary. Some companies will withhold it for the first year of employment or withdraw it if you have a high sickness rate (say someone who calls in sick every Monday with something that is totally not a hangover) whilst some will not offer it at all unless it's exceptional circumstances. But they would be considered pretty bad employers and even the cheapest of people don't want that rep. Paid sick leave is probably more common than not, though. I currently qualify for 6 months of sick leave at full pay in my job.
American, s I think it a question.. If a person is unconscious and someone calls an ambulance for them.. Who's responsible for the cost of the ambulance 🤔Love and light from across the pond xxx guy's 🙏🥰🙏😘🇬🇧
*No......ambulances are not free here in the UK! They are paid for by the worker's taxes. Ambulances are only free "at the point of access" having been pre-paid for.*
So the 28 days holiday a year doesn't include weekends or bank holidays (although employers don't have to give bank holidays separately, most do though)
Sick leave on full pay? It depends. If you work in the public sector the maximum consecutive number of days for a long medically certificated illness is 90 days. If such certificated ilness lasts longer? A further 90 days on half pay. After that there will be an employment review to determine the likelihood of return to work. When I was in the Navy an allotment was that portion of your earnings you decide should be automatically paid monthly to your spouse.
Florida does not have an individual income tax. Florida has a 5.5 percent corporate income tax rate. Florida also has a 6.00 percent state sales tax rate and an average combined state and local sales tax rate of 7.00 percent. Florida has a 0.71 percent effective property tax rate on owner-occupied housing value
In the UK we pay a minimum of 20% tax. Rising to 40% for the highest tax bracket. We also pay national insurance contributions and they pay into the ‘pot’ that pays for things like sick pay, maternity pay etc etc. companies have to pay a minimum of 28 days holidays including bank holidays like Christmas - it’s the law. So it kind of evens out. If we didn’t pay out so much from our wages each week then we wouldn’t have things like the NHS, unemployment benefits, statutory sick pay etc. if you only get statutory sick pay it’s around £140 a week so not enough to cover your rent. Maternity pay is around £800 a month statutory aswell. So not huge amounts. We also pay for precriptions in England. It’s a set price of around £10 per item. So if you have 3 medications per month then it’s £30 a month. I know you have to pay full rate in America which is awful. But I think insurance is a similar cost to our National insurance payments so again it evens out.
If you think that our NI is equal to USA health insurance then you need to do some research. They can pay hundreds of dollars for health insurance. NI is nothing like that much. I don't know exact figures but I've heard that Americans pay a lot more than we do if you factor in health insurance
@@matthewmarshall-watson6569 Plus you are charged simply to be in hospital. There are many horrifying stories of hospitals deciding that an emergency case is not one when it turns out that the patient has no insurance, and sticking them in a taxi to the nearest charity clinic. Prescription charges in the US are ludicrously high too And health insurance companies will find pretexts for not paying out. Michael Moore;;s film Sicko compares US, British, French and Cuban healthcare and is an eye-opener..
@TheJules2015 As far as I know no-one has ever been bankrupted by NI. The state does not in general try to find excuses for not giving you health care. Btw public spending is not "paid for" by any form of taxation. It's a purely political decision on how much should be brought into circulation.
Hi friend. With regards to jay-walking, I would think that in the US, the car is king and pedestrians are a "damn nuisance". You shouldn't be allowed to walk anywhere !!! So that most likely explains the difference
Free in the sense of not having to pay at the point of use, however the costs are paid out of taxes or national insurance contributions etc. Not free as such.
There is a place near me where factory workers try and cross a dual carriage way (70mph 2 lane road) to avoid the long trip to the nearest crossing... that shit is dumb as fu*k i don't care how much i want to get home i am not trying to cross the a13. It is also dodgy for the drivers too as they will try and avoid them and cause an accident. So jay walking should be a thing here on high speed roads.
Four countries versus 50 states. Hmmm... Still, I reckon I could name the vast majority of them. Now, any Americans, try to name all the countries of Europe. That is a better comparison. The four separate (always have been) NHSs are certainly not unique to the UK. Essentially, the Western world, apart from the USA, has some form of national health service. I just makes sense. I would ban all private healthcare, as well as private schools, as then we would see true healthcare as the super wealthy now have to use the same service as normal folk. Look to Scandinavia, I say.
In America gun ownership is a right, and healthcare is a privilege, In the rest of the developed world healthcare is a right, and gun ownership a privilege
ppl own guns in the UK. millions in fact. but they are regulated.. if you have criminal record or mental health issues - you won't get a license.. which makes sense.. also if you own firearms and do develop mental health issues and/or get criminal record you might have your guns seized by the cops ( temporarily or permanently depending on situation ) . having an absolute right to unlimited firepower is madness.
@@coling3957that’s not true, about half a million own guns and those are exclusively for hunting reasons. To own a firearm here you need to prove that you go hunting, have a locked safe and a clear mental health and criminal check. The guns are very limited also, shotguns and certain rifles as only available for hunting reasons. Typically the only people who have guns are on either extreme, farmers and the very wealthy who go shooting for fun and the working class who go shooting for a living.
@@coling3957I don't know a single person in Britain who owns a gun!
No it’s not a right in the UK, many people in the UK pay a huge amount of tax to ‘pay’ for the healthcare. Totally fed up with a huge amount of immigrants and health tourists who take us for a ride. Our NHS is on its knees struggling to survive, it’s not a damn right because one we pay two most of us are struggling to access it. Also owning a gun is not a privilege!
@@B-A-Lneither do I!
In the UK if your feeling unwell then you boss doesn't want you in giving it to everyone else. It's just logical.🙄
unless you work for B&Q that is
@@sony-ml3ok You can do it when you B&Q it
I needed a job at your place mate! Our boss couldn't give a rats.
GOD BLESS THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
When it works friend🙏🏻
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE nowadays. That’s why it’s on its knees.
To many people taking from it without ever putting a penny towards it.
The whole world is abusing it. Plenty of Americans find it cheaper for a plane ticket, fly here, conveniently give birth whilst here, then fly home once baby is born, without paying a penny towards that care.
Same as the Pakistani woman who suddenly developed a lump the day after arriving here. Was told to pay thousands up front for her cancer care. She said she didn’t have any money but hey ho, she took the NHS to court and won on human rights grounds. Got her treatment at taxpayers expense.
This is why the over 60s in poor health are 1. being forced to work until the grave and 2. waiting months, even years for treatment for their own illnesses and conditions.
Like with everything, it’s good until it gets abused and by god, the NHS must be the most abused department on the planet.
Not waiting 15 hours in A&E tho
It should work now all that money is going to be invested by a Labour/Democrat government after 14 years of Tory/Republican miss rule
@@TB-vm9yr thats due some not having a gp or forgien using it went suddenly become sick while here
An ambulance isn't just a ride. The crew are highly trained paramedics, and start your treatment immediately. Can save your life.
That isn't generally realised, and why, as you suggest, avoiding using one may not be a good idea in some instances.
Given that it costs $4000 + to get into an ambulance in the USA, is it any surprise that many would rather take their chances with an Uber?
Unfortunately in the UK SOME people think ring for ambulance 1st before they even think about taking themselves to hospital. Sadly I think the NHS days are numbered 😢
As they are EVERYWHERE! Stop trying to justify your stupid countrys greed!
I've been in ambulances in the UK, France and Hong KONG. Totally free!
@@dizzielizzie9989 Why wouldn't you ring for an ambulance first in the UK? It's not going to cost anything and the ambulance crew are trained paramedics who will be able to assess if they need to start giving you immediate medical aid on the spot. You cannot make that assessment for yourself. Taking yourself to hospital may not be the wisest course of action. Indeed, you may be putting yourself at risk. I don't understand your comment.
The only place you are not allowed to walk across a road in the UK is a motorway.
stupid people still try it though. darwin's evolution in action.
Well you’ll be surprised how many people walk on it 😂😂😂
and Northern Ireland UK where jaywalking is an offence on all roads
There are a few other example too. Special Roads.
No, in Great Britain but not in the UK as Northern Ireland has different laws
Yesterday I called up the newly established local glaucoma clinic about a sudden eye problem They booked me into the 5pm surgery (general term for seeing doctors etc). The buses were running late so I had to get a taxi; just made it on time. They did some tests (scanned the retina, did an overall retina test, tested my eye pressure etc). then told me go to the main eye hospital, They fixed me up with an appointment at 8PM the same evening. I went by bus. Got off at the wrong stop, a mile away. Flagged down a taxi and got to the hospital just before 8pm. Again more intensive tests then a diagnosis and new medicine regime. Reasured me that the retina was fine. Went home with the treatment. Caught a bus home, got home at 11pm. The NHS stuff was free, the taxis cost £20 pounds in total because of the mixup with buses (which are free to me). Another chap there was diagnosed with a torn retina and was booked in for surgery the next day and possible overnight stay afterwards. All free at the point of use but 20% (approx) of the income tax goes towards the NHS bill of over 200 billion pounds (approx). That's 4% of my income tax. For peace of mind. My car's annual Breakdown Recovery Plan payment is more than my annual NHS payment! That's the NHS - no hesitation about getting help. Other systems (European and global) achieve similar results at minimal direct costs to people.
Your very well informed about the UK. Well done.
'You're.' Also it should be a ';' after the UK. (Yes, I'm a grammar Nazi)
There's a big difference in remembering 4 countries to remembering 50 States!!!!!
And yet the number of Brits who could name, if not all, then most of the states is likely very large.
I find rather outrageous that you have to pay to ride in ambulances
You *do* actually pay for an ambulance in the UK if you are involved in a road traffic accident. It costs £225 per person. However, this is always covered by car insurance so the car insurers are billed directly rather than the individual person. You can find more information about this on the UK goverment website. It is called the NHS Injury Cost Recovery Scheme
@@Spiklething That's not true.
@@slytheringingerwitch It is. It is on the UK government website called 'NHS injury costs recovery scheme'
which states
The NHS Injury Costs Recovery (ICR) scheme aims to recover the cost of NHS treatment where personal injury compensation is payable.
and also
The fundamental principle behind the ICR scheme is that those responsible for causing injury to others should meet the cost of NHS treatment. NHS costs are recovered only where personal injury compensation is paid - for example, after a road traffic accident. Funds recovered come primarily from a third-party compensator or insurer.
And here is how much money was collected by the ICR in April 2024
England £12,657,393
Scotland £1,142,792
Wales £618,592
@@slytheringingerwitch It is 100% true. You can find information about it on the Govenment website, it is called the NHS Injury Cost Recovery Scheme.
@@slytheringingerwitch It is 100% true, it is on the UK government website
Allotments became a big thing during the second world war during rationing as you could grow extra vegetables to supplement you rationing!
Whilst what you say is true, allotments go back to the time of the enclosures (early 18th century to late 19th century). When the enclosures took place, sometimes a local vicar or lord would petition the king to spare a small piece of land from enclosure, so the poor could cultivate it. The first actual Smallholdings and Allotments Act was in 1908, it has been updated a few times since.
Local councils are responsible for providing 'adequate' allotment sites to meet demand. The cost varies as do plot sizes on average though, people pay between £60 and £80 per plot.
There are around 300,000 allotments today, compared with 1.5 million in 1918 and 1.4 million during WW2. Allotments don't just provide food, they can be a useful form of exercise and an aid to mental health.
When you add health insurance payments, sales tax and other taxes the average US citizen pays out more of their salary than the average UK citizen pays
Some places even more taxes.
State taxes.
Regarding the ambulances here in the UK,it’s not just getting you to the hospital,the (usually) two people on duty are highly trained paramedics and begin your treatment as soon as they arrive at the scene.
The ambulances themselves are fully kitted out for all kinds of emergency procedures too.
I think it’s disgusting that the US looks on healthcare as a profit-making business.
That alone would be enough for me to never live there.
@@TheCornishCockney Not to mention the fact that you are also charged for the use of an American ambulance - around 800 to a thousand dollars per trip, I believe (on top of whatever enormous bill you get for the actual hospital treatment). On a business trip to the UK, an American colleague collapsed. He begged me not to call an ambulance, saying he couldn't afford the cost. He couldn't believe it when I told him there was no charge.
There are even Passenger Transport Ambulances, to get (usually) frail/elderly people to hospital and back. If you are on the list for a PTA, it will come up on the computer when you make an appointment at hospital, or the appointment letter will give you a number to ring. It was a godsend when my mother was in and out of hospital, since we don't have a car.
@@davidlauder-qi5zv$800 to $1000 😅😅😅 The average cost of a ambulance ride in the USA is $4000
In my 67 years I've only been in an ambulance twice, both on the same day, the first from my home to the local general hospital and from there to the specialist hospital in central London, as it was early morning for the first, the ambulance turn up within 10 minutes. The second, because of the seriousness of my situation, I was prioritised for an ambulance. Because of that I have fully recovered from what could of been death or serious brain damage. I was lucky that the ambulances and bed in UCLH were available at the time. The stress of my illness was not compounded by worrying about how I was going to pay for the ambulances and treatment. It's inhuman of a civilised modern country to put profit first before the healthcare of its population. The one thing I can no longer do after the trauma I went through earlier this year is that I can not donate blood, and for the last 10 years, platelets and plasma anymore. Something I first started 50 years ago, as a means of 45 minutes of skiving off of work for a free cup of tea and a biscuit, when I was an engineering apprentice.
From childhood we learn the “Green Cross Code “ , similar to what you said , we , look left , look right , look left again , if all clear you cross using the shortest distance to your destination continuing to look left and right as you go .
As someone who has lived in England my whole life, my first exposure to this ludicrous thing, was watching a RUclips channel called Cow Chop. One of the guys on there, broke his leg skateboarding, and his friend had to drag him into his car to take him to the hospital, because they couldn't afford to call an ambulance. The idea that if you suffer a traumatic injury, whether you slip on ice, or fall skateboarding that you have to pay hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars just to be transported to hospital as absolutely wild.
@@TheOrlandoTrustfull
I’m an Aussie and it totally baffles me the cost of an ambulance, hospital stay, medication. All 3 countries pay tax, plus sooo many others, apparently no tax goes to help injured Americans. WHY? To me, that’s not being anywhere near a great country let alone calling themselves the greatest.
And yes I have living here in Australia and online the most beautiful funny wonderful Americans.
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There is a video where a woman badly injured her leg on the Metro in the US. She begged the people there not to call an ambulance, as she couldn't afford one.
@@grahvis
That’s absolutely heartbreaking to hear that. That poor terrified woman. I had no idea about Americans hospital and ambo bills until Covid hit - I got bored and got into RUclips. Boy I was totally shocked the first time I heard price for ambulance. I fractured my ankle a few months ago. My daughter made me ring ambulance, got to hospital, scan, sent to a day room with a bed, tv, a cuppa tea and sandwiches. Had to get moon boot. I was in tiger for well over an hour. Cost - absolute nothing. Well we all pay a small amount in our taxes, always have, so never missed it, never really thought about it until I got on RUclips and found Americans paying a fortune for medical bills. Without Medicare, that stint in hospital would have cost more than all the taxes I paid lol
I have the freedom to cross the road wherever I want.............
What Americans call jay walking brits call crossing the road. Just don’t do it on motorways as they’re not even for walking alongside so can garner police attention due to safety reasons as they’re wider than the average roads with more and faster traffic but if the road has houses along it you’re generally trusted to stop,look & listen before crossing. It’s pretty much one of the first things we’re taught as kids but with the increasing nanny state I wouldn’t be surprised if that changes!
Oh Lord, another idiot whining about the "nanny state." Do try to talk sense, even if you haven't got much.
With the health system in the USA what do you think this would cost?
This is something I saw once...
2 kayakers washed into a cove and 1 was injured. The coast guard came but had to call a specialist sea rescue. At the same time a mountaineering team came and realised they needed a specialist medical mountain team with a surgeon. Also an ambulance was there with paramedics. The surgeon said they would need a helicopter when they got him to the top. A helicopter came and but had to leave to another incident, so a second helicopter was sent. Meanwhile, the surgeon has assessed the treatment he would need and it would require specialists... the specialist team was 'gathered' from all over the place, flying in etc.
Eventually they got him to hospital, the specialists saved him, he was in intensive care for weeks.
I can't imagine the cost.
I've never needed much from the NHS, but the next extreme case like this may be one of my kids. So I'm fine with the tax.
Did you know that the American government spends more per person on health care than the NHS costs us... that's so strange. So the USA could build a NHS and save money, weird.
❤ from Northeast England ❤️
US Americans pay 4 times.
1: Taxes
2: The Health Insurance Premiums
3: Co-Pays and Deductibles.
4: Out of Pocket costs that the Insurance does not cover.
In the UK its just taxes and that tax is LESS than the tax US Americans pay towards it.
Yet they'll all say its communism or socialism and why should they do that? The ironic thing is that they already do, and pay more.
And US health outcomes (ie value for money) are very poor compared to Europe, with eg high infant mortality, low survival rates for heart attacks etc.
Air ambulance TV series covered something like that.
Its still crazy that its illegal to cross the road its like they telling Americans they don't have common sense and not capable to cross a road so they made it illegal for your safety.
The jay walking laws were the result of lobbying by the motor manufacturers, who were worried pedestrians walking in the road might put people off buying cars.
Not illegal to cross the road itself but to cross the road in the correct place and the correct manner.
They're trusted to carry machine guns but not cross the road safely😂😂😂😂. Hilarious.
Think about it. Ambulance is part of the emergency services like police, fire, coastguard, so why would you have to pay separately for it?
Because it makes MONEY MONEY MONEY.
And as the rest of the world knows,Americans
*worship money.
Over 60s don’t pay for prescriptions neither do children or people in full time education. In the US they pay a huge amount for medical insurance.
Nor anyone in Scotland.
Biden managed to reduce the price of insulin to a manageable level and Harris is planning to take this further., for other necessary drugs. Big Pharma has a bad time in most countries of the world so goes to town in the US with wildly inflated prices. British GPs and pharmacies have to give generic (ie without the maker named) drugs on prescription, where they exist. So your prescription never names the make or brand and the pharmacy makes it up with whatever make they have in stock.
I have a genuine question for any American reading this: If there was an arson attack in America and innocent people were horribly burned American taxpayers would happily pay for the fire department to put out the fire and the police department to investigate the crime but who pays the medical department to treat the burns injuries suffered by the victims?
“3 weeks ain’t bad..”
Three weeks holiday is freaking HORRENDOUS!! I work a basic job in Scotland and I get 6.5 weeks off a year!! 😂😂
She didn't say that when she spoke of vacation time & sick days she meant paid time off. If we work on a Bank Holiday here in the UK we are paid double rates, & get a replacement day off as well. It's the same with our allowance of vacation days. If you don't take the time off you can claim extra pay for missing out. The NHS is paid out of taxation. We pay a percentage of our wages, called National Insurance', automatically, it's taken by the employer before you get paid, with your income tax. It's about 10%, but the Government adds more to this to pay for the NHS. This means all medical services are free when we need them, from ambulances, through surgery, childbirth, hospital stays & all doctors & medical staff, food etc while in hospital. Days when you are off work through illness are paid, at full pay for a time, then partly by the employer but made up to the full rate by the Government. You may be away from work for as long as you need, but if it runs into many months then you might have to give up your job, still the Government will support you for as long as you need. Jaywalking isn't even a word in the UK.It's up to the car drivers not to hit anyone, just as they shouldn't hit other vehicles. People come before cars. A Garden in the UK usually means mostly lawns, flowers etc, not always vegetables, many people have gardens by their houses without vegetables. City Parks are essentially large public use gardens. Allotments are usually grouped together, often on the edge of towns, specifically for people to grow vegetables & other produce, but they may include flowers. Yards, especially Back Yards, are small hard floored, walled in areas, behind & between rows of terraced street & town houses, mostly Victorian, but some later. This is related to other similar, but larger spaces, such as Farm-yards, Stable-yards & Court-yards & the like. They are certainly not areas of lawn & flowers etc around houses.
Here, flowers are planted in flower beds, in & around lawns of grass etc. Vegetables are planted in vegetable plots, some times include in gardens.
Double rates for bank holidays is not a set thing. That is discretionary and a lot of employers don't offer that. They do legally need to offer you a day in lieu, though.
@@selenityshiroiYT indeed, especially if you work in hospitality. My last pub job contract specified that I had to work _every_ bank holiday, no extra pay. Super fun when they had an extended licence for New Year's and Christmas Eve.
Jay walking is not a crime, but doing something stupid like walking across a motorway (freeway) will get you lifted for "Acting in a way that may cause injury to your self or others"....It's basically a catch all for people doing something stupidly dangerous.
Jaywalking is a crime in Northern Ireland UK
If you become unwell during your holiday time off, you must call your place of work and inform them. Your holiday time is cancelled and suck leave is implemented - the holiday time is then reclaimed for use at a later date. This makes total sense as you can't enjoy the time off when you're unwell.
Parental leave of 1or 2 weeks can be taken by the new father. This is a great help for new mother helps the father bond with the new baby.
Allotments are wonderful, social and relaxing places. Everyone knows each other, they pass on seedlings/seeds and great ideas .... and home-baked goods/homemade wine 😉👍💜💜💜💜💜
Average for holidays is about 25 days plus public holidays on top so typically at least 33 days as a standard if not more. My colleague just a had baby and he is going on 3 months paternity leave! Deloitte UK has just introduced 26 weeks full pay for parental leave regardless of gender and of course longer on statutory pay.
I know I can name more US states, than Americans can name European country's!
Once again you give another excellent reaction. Thank you so much, keep them coming.
Americans pay tax. People from the UK pay tax. Part of the UK taxes look after after their people via health, a decent wage etc. Who gets the taxes Americans pay? The people in America who pay tax don’t get any holiday payor health care.
Who’s getting rich at the cost of American’s not getting holiday pay and sick leave etc.
People are make disgusting amounts of money whilst average Americans go bankrupt or die.
Any guilt on those making a fortune from their own countrymen? Probably not.
America the greatest country?🤔
Americans tax contributions goes on military spending.
@@iaing9028
So do other countries taxes. America must put more than most into their military to save their people?🤔. No, they die as they can’t afford hospital bills. Me thinks it all needs re thinking like other countries.
And Americans pay more tax than we do in the UK. That is the tragedy.
@@slytheringingerwitch
And that really makes it even sader. It’s a country totally falling apart. If they fall apart, we’ll all suffer
@@bernadettelanders7306 Totally and the worst part is many Americans justify the way their health service (lack of) is.
I’m a NHS RN-I get six months full sick pay then three months half- last year I had total knee replacement--free-- then full wages until I was ready to return ❤
Notice how she says “ you pay for it, like, at some point” well no you don’t, not at all. If I happened upon an accident scene with injured people I would immediately call 999 and request police , ambulance and fire service if. Thought people were trapped in vehicles or there was a risk of fire or spillage of chemicals or fuel. I would not be charged for this. It comes out of our taxes but never relevant to an individual or situation.
Take the British Citizenship test to see how you do on your general knowledge. If you score well, you will be known as an honorary Brit. Keep smiling ❤️🏴🇬🇧
My wife is polish she passed and I didn't 😅 I'm English lmao
@benscotti1991 Ben, you would be no good on a pub quiz team then. 😁
@juliehillman8743 nope, I'd be absolutely shite mate not gonna lie 😆
@@benscotti1991 no worries. You could be the team member getting in the rounds, so you can stand at the bar 'Googling' the answers! 😊
TOP MARKS TO NEAL give the guy an honoury citizenship 😂 you got more right than even I did 😂😂😂
Jaywalking is not legal in the UK. There is no such thing over here. It's simply called crossing the road - don't try it on dual carriage ways or the motorway though!
Dual carriageways are fine. It’s only motorways and anywhere that says otherwise that’s illegal
Jawalking is an offence in Northern Ireland UK
@@george-ev1dq I stand corrected. For UK read GB. Thank you
@@BabyWil88My mistake. Thanks for letting me know
Mate, your British citizen card is waiting for you. you passed with flying colours. Loved how you anticipated the answers and knew them beforehand.
Paying for an ambulance is MENTAL
Americans be like, omg tax ewwww, 1776!!!! freeduuuummmm!!! Not realising when things like health insurance is taken into account, or their reduced income because their employer has to pay their health insurance, they're losing far more money than us Brits pay in tax. And then they still have to pay deductibles if they ever do need treatment. The average deductible is around $1800 a year which is more than half my tax bill for the entire year, but of course universal healthcare is socialism and socialism is bad.
If I recall correctly the US Government also still manages to pay more per person than the UK.
@@soulbite4897 USA healthcare costs 2.5x more than U.K. per capita
❤Thank you for this VID. It'sat to hear people speak the truth...YWNA
If you thought the maternity leave was a lot... you can get pregnant whilst on maternity leave and take maternity leave when your maternity leave finishes, so you can stay on maternity leave for years depending on how many kids you have.
You obviously don't have children. No-one would do such a stupid thing.
@@patriciamcl54 you obviously don't have a brain, or a job. People do get pregnant whilst on maternity leave and take their maternity leave at the end of it. I know that because I've worked at places where it happens
refreshing to see an american knowing so much about the UK.
this guys guessing also is totally on point.
Except she's clueless about tax. The lowest level kicks in well above what she said and below that it's ZERO.
Recently found your channel. Your so happy and smiley xXx
So many people born in the US don't want to learn about everyday life in another country, they simply state that the US is the best there is & every other place in the world should adapt to US laws & customs. It's very refreshing to find an American who wants to learn about other countries & also tries to remember (or succeeds in remembering) what he has learned. Openness to learn is 1 of my favourite qualities in a human. You even score extra points because you always seem so happy & you smile often.
This might blow your mind further: paternity leave is a thing here too. It's not as generous as some Scandinavian countries, such as Sweden where there is 480 days of paid parental leave when a child is born or adopted, & the couple decide how to share the time between each other. This is when a baby is born or a baby or child is adopted. In England, the rules apply for all parents, no matter their sexuality or gender, whether they're married or not, or if the child is a new-born , born via surrogacy or adopted. If the baby is stillborn or there is a miscarriage after 2 weeks of pregnancy, the same rules for maternity & paternity leave apply. In the UK, parents have a choice: the man can either have paternity leave of 1 or 2 weeks, taken in 1 go or 2 single week sessions or they can use a completely different scheme, shared parental leave & pay. This is when the couple have a total of 50 weeks of leave & up to 37 weeks of pay between them. & they decide how to divide things. I think this flexibility is better, & it gives the parents a hand when things don't go to plan, such as an unexpected Caesarian. The leave is for every single child in the first year of its life.
NHS is free at point of use. There’re costs but it’s covered in National Insurance payments so at the time of emergency you aren’t looking for money to pay for treatment etc.
For the record I CAN name the US states (I am British).
So can I!! We learn it at school, well I did!!
I didnt even know what J-Walking is lol We see it all the time in movies that people, especially in new york, will try and get through the maze of cars to get to the other side. So is that J--walking? 🙃🤯
Why 'jay'walking ! what the f*** does that mean?
The word jay refers to the term a greenhorn, or rube, inferring that a driver (yes it started out as jay-driver someone who drove on the wrong side of the road and they were considered uninformed) or walker was breaking the rule through ignorance.
The same government that doesn't trust it's people to have enough intelligence to cross roads safely, entrusts those very same people with choosing the president of the United States!
Crazy.
28 days paid leave is working days so if you work 5 days a week and bank holidays that means you have 5 weeks and 3 days but yes christmas day in most proffesions the offices shops etc close, in jobs like hospitals that don't close you can choose if you work or not
My dear old mum broke her hip while staying with a respite care home she fell in the night so they called an ambulance and sent her off to hospital. By 3pm the next day she was out of surgery with a new hip and ready to go everything and I mean everything was free we all moan about the NHS long waiting lists but when you really need them. They are there and the cost is covered. I can not imagine what the options would have been if we had to pay for her hip replacement.
I used to get 7 weeks holiday when I was employed in the U.K. - I run my own business now , and I think I used to get 6 months full pay sick days if I needed them , I think when they say sick days are unlimited ‘whilst true’ doesn’t mean the employer will pay you full pay but there is statutory sick pay which isn’t a great amount if u go over your paid sick time
you still have to pay federal income taxes in Florida - If you make $70,000 a year living in the region of Florida, USA, you will be taxed $13,523. That means that your net pay will be $56,477 per year, which equates to 19.82% then you have to add sales tax on every single thing you buy
Nothing is free
The NHS was designed to share health costs, as is done with many other common costs in society (police, education, roads, etc)
However, as health costs spiral, the ability of the NHS to provide services is becoming limited
The problem with the NHS and advances in medical treatments is that people are living longer
Paid time off (holiday) is 28 days standard but a lot of jobs you earn holiday hours as you work so sometimes if you work lots you get like 9 weeks holiday paid
Allotments are usually rented, but are becoming more scarce near the big cities. They are always popular, so the waiting list can be very long.
Make you an hounouary citizen of the UK? Why do you think that we haven't done that already? Not only can you answer most of those questions, but (& this is a HUGE thing to us) YOU UNDERSTAND BANDER & P**S TAKING AMONG FRIENDS!!! & that last point I make is the important one. So to make it official. WELCOME TO THE UK FAMILY! 🥳
The UK is the only actual country or nation. Clue is in the name - four Kingdoms! Plus we the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man (Crown dependencies technically).
You should do a US example of each state and its income tax…. Who pays for the military and the education system ?
Google:
Florida does not have an individual income tax. Florida has a 5.5 percent corporate income tax rate. Florida also has a 6.00 percent state sales tax rate and an average combined state and local sales tax rate of 7.00 percent. Florida has a 0.71 percent effective property tax rate on owner-occupied housing value.
It’s not actually unlimited six days in the UK. Generally speaking only your first 6-10 per year will be fully paid at your normal pay scale (if you’re full time). After that, most companies will start paying less each time you’re off sick.
crossing the road was usually safe here BUT recently its become an issue because of mobile phone zombies not looking where they are going.
allotments came with WW2 so we could grow our own food, using unused public land..."allotted" a piece of land.
No, the allotment movement far predated WW2. It was 19th century in origin. Most councils owned some unused land and many people were concerned about the terrible state of health of many workers,, due to indoor work and poor food. Some allotments have been in existence and cultivation for 150 years..
@@patriciamcl54 yes they were around but it was WW2 that they took every piece of land and allotted it to people and it was really utilised.
0 pounds for an ambulance is not entirely true, we pay national insurance out of our wages and that goes to the NHS so we contribute,yes it’s no where near what Americans pay but we still pay something unless you don’t work then yes its free
Medical is free here but I still have to be actually dying to use it... unfortunately there is a huge number of UK citizens who take the absolute P!SS out of the NHS which is half the reason everyone else has to wait 1year+ to be seen! The NHS seems amazing to the rest of the world but it's totally broken...due to the running of this country....there are so many issues I could "Karen" forever!
You sir are an honorary UK citizen
Dream team putting his only fools and horses skills to test with the allotment question😂😂
Of course it's free just like all emergency service's within the UK and most of Europe. I don't think you even pay for an emergency vechical in most countries of the world.
Ah, slightly misleading on the income tax - correct about bandings, however the National Insurace tax is how NHS and social security is funded - and again there is a 0% band, after which the employee pays 8% and employer pays 13.8% also, after a certain pay bracket, the employee %drops to 2%
Yeah, coz naming 4 Actual different countries is exactly the same as naming 50 States. She had some shocking logic there😂
NHS needs to be reworked to allow ONLY British citizens to use its services sooner or later it will collapse
Same as the HSE (Health Service Executive) in the ROI. ☘☘☘
@@annfrancoole34 big up the irish
@@NizzyLD mmm You what ???
Don’t run away with the idea that the NHS and ambulances are free because they are not - we pay for these out of our taxes.
As for income tax you can earn £12,570 before you start to pay tax - after that you pay tax at 20% basic rate up to £50,270 and then from £50,271 to 125,140 you pay 40% and anything over £125,140 it’s 45%. On top of your taxes you pay National Insurance which is 10% of your salary!
Yes you rent it. I have one and I pay yearly and I grow organic vegetables there
But the rent is just a few pounds. I am a third generation allotment keeper and the allotment rent has never been an issue, even when we were very hard up when I was a child.
Well done buddy you’re 1/2 way to being English 🏴
usually in the UK if your sick in many industries, its going to be a minimum of 3 days sick, the day your sick lets say, 24 hour tummy bug, then another 2 days, becaue alot of employers require you to be 48 hours clear of symtons,
I think you'll find that a lot of us Brits are actually quite clued up on American states.
Americans have admitted that their Geography lessons could have been better. They learned a lot about USA but not much about the rest of the world.
Ambulance ride is free but we respect it and we only use it in cases of real emergency. If we can take a car and ride ourselves we will
Yes, there's Federal Income Tax and Federal Insurance contributions - even in FLA. Average would be around 16.5% for these two.
When I heard you gotta pay for an ambulance LOL
You are already one of us, as far as I am concerned.
So when you coming to visit us?...Make sure you visit in the summer if you do...and still bring warm clothes...We only across the pond!
Being off work ill is still called sick days in the UK
It's paid for through national insurance.
Everyone pays, even those on benefits are paying NI.
Crazy thing is its a tax people wouldn't complain about going up.
Sick leave isn't quite unlimited. Unpaid sick is technically unlimited (although long term or repeated sickness will potentially get you dismissed depending on your company, the reasons and whether or not you are able to continue your role as long as it is done fairly and to terms of contract) and if you are on unpaid sick leave you can get statuatory sick pay (a small amount paid by the government) if you are sick for more than a few days. But paid sick leave is dependant on the company. MOST companies will offer paid sick leave but the qualification and amount is discretionary. Some companies will withhold it for the first year of employment or withdraw it if you have a high sickness rate (say someone who calls in sick every Monday with something that is totally not a hangover) whilst some will not offer it at all unless it's exceptional circumstances. But they would be considered pretty bad employers and even the cheapest of people don't want that rep. Paid sick leave is probably more common than not, though. I currently qualify for 6 months of sick leave at full pay in my job.
American, s I think it a question.. If a person is unconscious and someone calls an ambulance for them.. Who's responsible for the cost of the ambulance 🤔Love and light from across the pond xxx guy's 🙏🥰🙏😘🇬🇧
Good question I'm pretty sure it's the unconscious person once they gain consciousness
An unconscious person, obviously, can't deny care. Paramedics are mandated to provide care. They would be billed.
@NealUKReactions 😂😂😂😂it's not funny but wow..😅
*No......ambulances are not free here in the UK! They are paid for by the worker's taxes. Ambulances are only free "at the point of access" having been pre-paid for.*
That's what she said.
Boom 28 days you got it my man
So the 28 days holiday a year doesn't include weekends or bank holidays (although employers don't have to give bank holidays separately, most do though)
Sick leave on full pay? It depends. If you work in the public sector the maximum consecutive number of days for a long medically certificated illness is 90 days. If such certificated ilness lasts longer? A further 90 days on half pay. After that there will be an employment review to determine the likelihood of return to work.
When I was in the Navy an allotment was that portion of your earnings you decide should be automatically paid monthly to your spouse.
I don't live in London; I know of 2 Allotment areas in my local area.
thank you Girl gone London for ur video .
Florida does not have an individual income tax. Florida has a 5.5 percent corporate income tax rate. Florida also has a 6.00 percent state sales tax rate and an average combined state and local sales tax rate of 7.00 percent. Florida has a 0.71 percent effective property tax rate on owner-occupied housing value
In the UK we pay a minimum of 20% tax. Rising to 40% for the highest tax bracket. We also pay national insurance contributions and they pay into the ‘pot’ that pays for things like sick pay, maternity pay etc etc. companies have to pay a minimum of 28 days holidays including bank holidays like Christmas - it’s the law. So it kind of evens out. If we didn’t pay out so much from our wages each week then we wouldn’t have things like the NHS, unemployment benefits, statutory sick pay etc. if you only get statutory sick pay it’s around £140 a week so not enough to cover your rent. Maternity pay is around £800 a month statutory aswell. So not huge amounts. We also pay for precriptions in England. It’s a set price of around £10 per item. So if you have 3 medications per month then it’s £30 a month. I know you have to pay full rate in America which is awful. But I think insurance is a similar cost to our National insurance payments so again it evens out.
If you think that our NI is equal to USA health insurance then you need to do some research. They can pay hundreds of dollars for health insurance. NI is nothing like that much. I don't know exact figures but I've heard that Americans pay a lot more than we do if you factor in health insurance
In the UK we pay a minimum of 0% tax. Nobody pays any income tax on the first £12570 of their earnings.
@@matthewmarshall-watson6569 Plus you are charged simply to be in hospital. There are many horrifying stories of hospitals deciding that an emergency case is not one when it turns out that the patient has no insurance, and sticking them in a taxi to the nearest charity clinic. Prescription charges in the US are ludicrously high too And health insurance companies will find pretexts for not paying out. Michael Moore;;s film Sicko compares US, British, French and Cuban healthcare and is an eye-opener..
@TheJules2015 As far as I know no-one has ever been bankrupted by NI. The state does not in general try to find excuses for not giving you health care. Btw public spending is not "paid for" by any form of taxation. It's a purely political decision on how much should be brought into circulation.
once knew a council worker that got 44 days paid leave.
public sector in UK usually max ut their leave plus take sick - why they are all Labour voters!
Hi friend.
With regards to jay-walking, I would think that in the US, the car is king and pedestrians are a "damn nuisance".
You shouldn't be allowed to walk anywhere !!!
So that most likely explains the difference
Free in the sense of not having to pay at the point of use, however the costs are paid out of taxes or national insurance contributions etc. Not free as such.
agreed, not free, but can you imagine the cost of getting cancer in the U.S., paying tax for treatment is far cheaper.
Taxes and insurance pays for these healthcare services
There is a place near me where factory workers try and cross a dual carriage way (70mph 2 lane road) to avoid the long trip to the nearest crossing... that shit is dumb as fu*k i don't care how much i want to get home i am not trying to cross the a13. It is also dodgy for the drivers too as they will try and avoid them and cause an accident. So jay walking should be a thing here on high speed roads.
It does vary but it does affect the mum future career prospects
Never understood jaywalking. I was worried when I visited SC. We stand anywhere and do whatever as long as we do it safely.
You the bad ass. Said 4 after very short think. My man high five
Four countries versus 50 states. Hmmm... Still, I reckon I could name the vast majority of them. Now, any Americans, try to name all the countries of Europe. That is a better comparison. The four separate (always have been) NHSs are certainly not unique to the UK. Essentially, the Western world, apart from the USA, has some form of national health service. I just makes sense. I would ban all private healthcare, as well as private schools, as then we would see true healthcare as the super wealthy now have to use the same service as normal folk. Look to Scandinavia, I say.