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It's amazing how many Americans think we pay more for having the best medical system in the world, instead of the fact that we pay considerably more for an at-best mediocre system by the standards of the industrialized world.
It's amazing for the rich, and career politicians. Just not us plebs.
but one day I might be rich and then people like me better watch out
Ok, Fry
Okay Fry.
And if you're rich, it doesn't even matter where you live. You can choose the best experts in the world independent from the country.
It helps offset the costs of healthcare in the rest of the world
Miracle drugs like penicillin, insulin, and salbutamol that have saved millions of lives were all discovered/purified outside the US. Still, I expect the US charges more for each of these drugs than the countries that actually developed them.
The 'Americans are martyrs' idea of the silly cost of the US system doesn't hold water. The pharmaceutical companies are just greedy, and politicians are in their pockets.
I know people in the industry that have said as much