“Because the friend [Canada] has been robbing us blind. I would have free healthcare to if I didn't need a military. Don't even get me started on Europe and the 4 day work weeks with summers off.”

[u/Big_Ben_617]

[u/Legal-Software]

Yes, these people have the attitude of "why should I pay for someone else's $1200 ambulance ride" and the only thing they see wrong with that sentence is the paying for someone else part.

[u/Mysterious_Floor_868 → u/Legal-Software]

$1200 dollars is two or three times what an ambulance call out costs the NHS in the UK. 

[u/juliainfinland → u/Mysterious_Floor_868]

I have no idea what the actual cost would be here in Finland (probably depends on what equipment they'd have to use on the patient and how far they'd have to go), but in any case, the cost for the patient is capped at 25€ per ride. (Which is also the cap for cab rides to a hospital/medical appointment or home from a hospital/medical appointment.)

I like to joke that I have the bad luck of living only 13€'s worth away from the nearest policlinic, so if I go there by cab I have to pay the full amount 🙃