I thought there was going to be some punchline and I was quite confused at the end, what else would paramedics do if some kid was sick? Then I read the comments and remembered about America... I genuinely don't know how people can live in a country that is so antagonistic to its own citizens.
this post was submitted on 28 May 2025
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It's all we know and most of us don't have any other choice. It's wild the stuff humans can normalize when you grow up with it and are surrounded by it.
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I used to get so angry seeing stories like this…
At this point it just increases my sadness. America (my country) is completely fucked and there is no way out of it until we completely hit bottom, like an addict. It will be decades before America hits bottom, long after I am dead and it will take generations to build something better, no guarantee that will happen.
I feel tremendous sadness for my children and all of the rest of our younger citizens that will live through all of this to never see or experience anything better.
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Americans can't fathom paying for something they may not need to make use of. They can't extend their sense of compassion beyond what they can touch.
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I would be INFURIATED if MY Tax Dollars went to THAT INSTEAD of Elon Musk's POCKETS!
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Just to avoid any false impressions: healthcare is not free in Germany. You should always get travel health insurance. Having said that, it's pretty affordable. I pay about €80 a year for me and my wife for worldwide coverage.
Same in Ireland but a trip to the emergency room (including ambulance if you need it) sets you back €100 euro which is about $110 USD.
2nd last time I was in one there was an American couple across from us whose daughter had gone into a seizure in their hotel. We ended up chatting a good bit and I honestly was very glad for them that they weren't paying American pricing.
Last time I was in one we had a referral from our doctor so it was free (there's a filtering process to stop people with a cold coming to emergency) Included an MRI for my daughter and we've a follow up coming. Again all free.
So when you say it's not free, it's strictly true but holy moly the difference in potentially life destroying cost and not having to weigh that up. It saves lives.
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When Americans do nice things in their country ... they destroy it and call it communism or "woke"
When Americans are treated nice in a foreign country, they act confused and wonder why their country can't do the same.
Or it's a feel good news story designed to make things seem less bleak. You know the ones.
Child works crazy hours to raise money for her own cancer drugs.
Mom takes second/third job, despite social services saying they will take her kids, but manages to save enough to pay for camp for one week.
I imagine in this case, they likely didn't have a concept of a billing system. They usually wouldn't bill anyone as that's not how the system is set up. Sure, there are funds moving around in the background, but it's not from the patient.
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I think a lot of people in the US have their head so far up their ass being racist and doing other xenophobia, they'd rather drown in their own shit than than have "one of them" get something "for free".
That's what 60+ years of fascism-directed conservative politics distributed by the likes of Fox News, systematic defunding of public education, and an almost complete halt in wage increases so 90% of the population no longer has any discretionary income and is essentially forced to work paycheck to paycheck has given us. It's working exactly as intended.
"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."
-President Lyndon B. Johnson
, systematic defending of public education
Going to assume you meant "defunding of public education", heh.
Damn autocorrect, it was expanded saying now it can fix grammar and stuff beyond just spelling, but then it completely ignores that same stuff if it's close enough. Technically I guess that sentence still made sense, and it's not smart enough to discern context.
They CLAIMED AI fixes this. Of course it's a lie.
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When Americans travel do other cultures treat them as victims of abuse? Because that's what this sounds like.
This is how every person deserves to be treated.
We are all abuse victims
By feeders, medicine dealers, porn producers, bankers, marketeers, casinos, politicians, pyramid schemers, lizard people,
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