My boyfriend is up in court for a ยฃ3.5k fine for referring to rapists as โforeign filth.โ
But if you rape someone, you get fined the same amount as a McDonaldโs.
This is the first physical moment between a Flotilla member and a Spanish police officer. The officer tries to move them back from blocking the gate and a Flotilla guy shoves him. Kids, do not shove police.
This is the ultimate midwit healthcare take.
No, 32 countries have not โfigured outโ universal healthcare.
The UK has โfreeโ healthcare, and roughly 1 in 3 cancer patients in England still fail to start treatment within 62 days of urgent referral.
Canada has โfreeโ healthcare, and the median wait for neurosurgical treatment is around a year.
Australia has โfreeโ healthcare, and over half the country still buys private insurance despite paying for a public universal system with their taxes.
Switzerland has universal coverage, because residents are required to buy private insurance. There is no government system where benevolent bureaucrats tuck you in at night with a warm blanket and an MRI appointment.
The actual lesson from other wealthy countries is not โthey figured it out.โ
Americaโs system has huge problems. Our prices are insane, insurance markets are distorted, and hospital systems are cartelized. Our regulations make care more expensive than it needs to be.
Yet we still guarantee access to even the 8% who donโt have coverage. We give easy routes to qualify for medicaid for those with disabilities.
Pretending the rest of the world solved healthcare because they slapped the word โuniversalโ on a rationing scheme is not analysis.
It is bumper sticker policy for people who think access means having a card in your wallet while you wait a year to see the doctor you need.
What the f*** does Palestine have to do with fixing the potholes on my road? Or removing the junkies from my local park? Absolutely nothing yet here we are using it as an election tactic. I'm so sick of politicians caring about everything except the UK. Fuck off to gaza and get elected there.