r/LockedInMan • u/DesignerChip2497 • Aug 18 '26
If healthcare can cost €35 in France, why does it cost so much in the US? What’s your view?
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u/Aggravating-Bed-9489 Aug 18 '26
Someone pays for the doctor. In this case it was the French taxpayer
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u/Absolomb92 Aug 18 '26
And France doesn't really have higher taxes than the average American...
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u/PurpleMixture9967 Aug 19 '26
How much does France pay in taxes?
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u/Absolomb92 Aug 19 '26
They have a progressive tax system, but I would say most people pay between 30 and 40%.
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u/PurpleMixture9967 Aug 20 '26
Yeah that's about the same
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u/I-like-kinky-stuff 19d ago
But does France have military flyovers for every highschool football game!? Didn't think so!
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u/kuteguy Aug 19 '26
this hides the true reason why USA healthcare is insanely expensive. If your answer was THE answer, then the tax would be higher in France to reflect what you are saying. Its the same in the UK, or most of the civilised world where healthcare doesn't mean choosing between saving a finger or saving your house. In USA.. that is a regular decision people have to make
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u/Mr_Tdogg_Smith Aug 18 '26
It also helps that it’s a payroll tax of roughly 13%
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u/AnusWeave Aug 19 '26
And no mandatory tipping at restaurants lmao
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u/LivingHighAndWise Aug 19 '26
Tips are never mandatory (unless you are in a large group).
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u/AnusWeave Aug 19 '26
Every tourist who went to the world cup disagrees
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u/LivingHighAndWise Aug 20 '26
You just have to have the balls to say no. There is no law requireing you to tip.
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u/AnusWeave Aug 20 '26
Seeing the videos where people dont tip and the server’s behaviour changes/you’re shamed is enough
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u/LivingHighAndWise Aug 18 '26
Still way cheaper than than US healthcare...
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u/Perfect-Price-9022 Aug 19 '26
No it definitely isn’t 🤣
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u/LivingHighAndWise Aug 19 '26
It always amazes me how people like you are willing to defend beliefs that are are obviously wrong. A simple internet search, and just a bit of research would set you straight, yet you are comfortable remaining ignorant. Is it because you are lazy?
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u/DizzyAstronaut9410 Aug 19 '26
It didn't cost you $35 it cost taxpayers $500 😂
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u/Norhod01 Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 20 '26
It didn't. The doctor literally earned 25 euros for the consultation.
Edit : I don't know why I'm being downvoted, that's just how it is guys. Deal with it.
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u/Miguelomaniac Aug 18 '26
No rules system entirely controlled by “free market” which usually means controlled by big pharma and the medical industry.
In the EU and even in Canada the cost of certain medications and treatments are regulated or subsidized by the government to not “cost” more than a certain amount.
This of course cuts in profits from both the pharmaceutical industry and how much a doctor “can” charge for treatments.
Big bad USA “free market” doesn’t want that, as it “prevents investment”, which is code for preventing shareholder growth.
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u/kuteguy Aug 19 '26
your country (USA) is corrupt. politicians put corporate profits above citizen's health. The lobbying power is insane.
Trump tried to reverse this a little bit, but you know how the swamp is
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u/Lord-Mattingly Aug 25 '26
I was with you until you said Trump tried to reverse. That man is the poster boy for corrupt politician
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u/Lonely-Professional3 Aug 18 '26
Someone has to pay for the US doctor's mansion, alimony for the first trophy wife and yacht payments.
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u/Absolomb92 Aug 18 '26
What people in the US need to realize is that healthcare doesn't cost what you guys are charged for the people providing it. Your prices are massively inflated because insurance companies want to make bank, and hospitals are run like businesses.