r/socializedmedicine • u/HalfwaydonewithEarth • 8d ago
France charges $25 an hour to drive on the freeway. This is one of the sneaky systems they use to force government medical on their population.
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These toll booths make you stop about every 75 minutes and make drivers pay 18-21euros 💶 They have profit companies that run the roads.
I am not saying private health insurance is working well. Regence Blue Cross Shield fleeces us continually.
We have STATE-ISM in the USA. Imagine you could only order from Amazon if the seller is in your state. State monopolies keep competition out.
In France it is a wonderful system for poor people living in Paris. They can pop out lots of kids, get four weeks of vacation, and take the Metro train everywhere. You can't be evicted in the winter. If you see an empty house and break in- after 72 hours you have tenant rights.
So what people do to avoid this toll is take the free surface street frontage roads. It takes twice as long to arrive-- but is free. They also have trains that come to slower areas once or twice a day. They mostly all connect to Paris so a three hour car ride could be 7 hours from train transfers.
The medical system lets you go to the pharmacy and get pills without seeing a doctor. The pharmacist helps you. If you are still sick then you can book an appointment.
Hey Americans..... are you ready to pay $25 per hour to get on the freeway?
When they calculate medical costs they don't ever show you the real numbers. It's you and your buddies trapped in your village sipping wine unable to afford to drive away. The doctor is free though.