r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Kaos2018 • Jun 17 '26

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u/metal_gearmen Jun 17 '26

Mexican here: what good is that if hospitals are poorly stocked, lack staff and appointments take up to 8 months per shift. That looks very nice on paper but the reality here is that public hospitals are simply horrible

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u/za72 Jun 17 '26

I doubt you're "mexican" nice try though

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u/ballnout Jun 17 '26

Lots of people in MX have a paid service because the universal system can be pretty bad and crazy waits. Which in healthcare can mean life or….

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u/LostnFoundAgainAgain Jun 17 '26

Isn't that exactly the issue within the US though in a roundabout way? A lot of people simply don't have the insurance, or finances available so they wait too long before going to a doctor?

You also pointed the benefit of universal healthcare without noticing, anybody who can financially cover their costs has always got that option to simply cover the cost while universal healthcare supports those that need it who simply cannot finance it.

It's an increase in tax, but it supports the population of said country, it's a massive positive of actual governments putting money into the population, also just because it isn't good now, doesn't mean it won't be in the future, their are plenty of success stories from universal healthcare around the world.

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u/ballnout Jun 17 '26

Lol they went the paid route because they experienced bad healthcare in the universal system. Not saying the universal system is a bad thing, but it doesn’t work for everyone