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Originally Posted by ts_addict
Could an American answer a question for me please... Why is it that people over there don't like the idea of having a national health service?
Our (UK) NHS service is something we couldn't live without and if the government said we had to pay for everything there would be riots.
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Because for one thing we already have a system where people get health insurance through their employers, and 85% of Americans are happy with the way this works.
For another thing, to change the system to a national health service would require everyone's health premiums to go up like $2000/year and the result would be degraded medical service.
And for another thing, our country is deep in debt and cannot afford the national health care system that was enacted.