Here it's kind of free (free if it's an ambulance coming from the government's hospital but if you want a special ambulance then it will cost a shit ton of money)
fun fact, people with epilepsy (in the US) oftentimes wear bands that notify bystanders or ems responders not to call ambulances or place them in an ambulance if help arrives for that reason exactly
no you don't. I cannot talk for whole Europe, but our country taxes 28% on your work earnings.
the goods you buy are more taxes tho. Especially gas, alcohol and cigarettes.
In USA in the state I am in right now, the taxes are 38%.
I know both sides. And I can tell you I would rather die than put a financial strain on my family by going to hospital.
The US spends almost 18% of our GDP on health care, which comes out to about 10K per person, per year. The cost is way too high for how awful, in general, the outcomes are. My anecdote: I spent $700 on a hearing exam because it was a specialist appointment and there's only one in my state. The result of the exam: inconclusive, come back later and pay another $700. Fuck that, we can do better.
the goods you buy are more taxes tho. Especially gas, alcohol and cigarettes.
In USA in the state I am in right now, the taxes are 38%.
I know both sides. And I can tell you I would rather die than put a financial strain on my family by going to hospital.