exodus_de

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by exodus_de 7y ago
Where the hell are you from "as a European"? In Germany you can get a take-out almost anywhere they sell coffee. Vending machines are ubiquitous. It's not just for "Americans". Having a coffee takes more than three
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by exodus_de 7y ago
> ...dead brown grass a foot either side of every row of vines, from insecticide which is applied every 6 weeks. You must be talking about herbicide , not insecticide. Herbicide kills unwanted plants, that's the whole point. It gen
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by exodus_de 7y ago
> In your view of the world, people like me essentially wouldn’t have access to opportunity that would be reserved for the wealthy folks. That is just not true. Historically, working your way through college was completely feasible. It s
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by exodus_de 7y ago
What do you mean by "the college"? Community colleges are already affordable. Other institutions only charge that much because of price inflation caused by reckless lending. > Join the rest of the developed world. Let me tell y
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by exodus_de 7y ago
> You should add this to your algorithm for location choice: If you get a serious health problem and want to become poor, come to the US. If you already have a serious health problem, you'll be hard pressed to find any country to
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by exodus_de 7y ago
Insurance isn't tied to your job. You can (and often should) forego the employer's plan and purchase insurance on the open market. Most insurances have some form of deductible, it's what keeps them affordable. Insurance sho
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by exodus_de 7y ago
The German government doesn't negotiate anything. They set prices, period. Set them too low and you create shortages. Guess what the German healthcare system has, it's a shortage of doctors , especially specialists. German doct
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by exodus_de 7y ago
> The 15% of income has a cap. It's something like after 60k EUR in wages you don't pay anymore. ...at which point progressive income tax starts kicking in badly. > Also, only 7.5% comes out of your paycheck, the employer pa
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by exodus_de 7y ago
Guess what, private insurance companies will also negotiate prices. What happens in socialized systems is that the government does price fixing , which makes healthcare worse and it limits supply . Try getting a specialist appointment w
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by exodus_de 7y ago
An ER visit is not the same as a simple doctor's visit. If ER visits are necessary (questionable in this case), they are covered by insurance - by law. Your deductible still applies.
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by exodus_de 7y ago
Let me guess - your deductible is 6000$?
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by exodus_de 7y ago
> My family in Germany throws a fit when they have to pay 50 Euro for something. Socialized insurance rates in Germany are 15% of income. Unless your family doesn't earn any money, they have been paying far more than 50 Euros. &gt