Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "Why American Healthcare Is The Worst In The Developed World" video.

The art of papagander to make another system look worse then it is to justify the existing system back home is to try and make other systems around the world look as bad as they can, in other words, the powers that be in the US only point out the negatives around the world but stay well clear of the positives and even then on the negatives, they highlight and go over the top to make it sound worse than it actually is, this is how brainwashing works, especially on people that don't travel or do any research as they buy into whatever the system tells them and that happens a lot in the US hence why so many assume they are the best without checking if that is true or not which governments love because it's easy to screw the people over when people are ignorant of the truth.
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@monig5350 It's not that big of a surprise really, the second world war made a mess in Europe that impacted us all, that alone demanded some big changes hence why so many big changes happened in Europe that benefited the people, the US didn't get as impacted on home soil like Europe did so change would have been a lot harder to do. On the plus side thanks to this virus, we might be going through our world war two moment around the world as this virus is impacted almost all of us and that could change views in a lot of ways, in other words, a lot of positive could come out of something negative, we'll just have to wait and see but I'll be shocked if the events of this virus doesn't demand some big changes from the public in a lot of areas.
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@robcain8865 True and that's the case for many other jobs in the UK like farming and growing crops, many Brits don't seem to want to do those jobs, even at a time like this where more are needed, Brits still don't want to do it so they have to bring in workers from Eastern Europe which thanks to Brexit and this virus, hardly any of them want to come back and with that, it looks like a lot of food is just rotting and going to waste, that's another one of Boris success stories on Brexit lol.
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@1956paterson That's the conservatives all over, they've done cuts to the NHS for 10 years, likely with the intention of braking the system so another more private system takes over because it's more profitable for their criminal friends. Problem is, it had almost zero chance of success before this virus and now it's got no chance of success, health care systems are going to get a lot more attention and investment thanks to this virus and there is little governments can do to stop that as the pressure from the public will be off the chart on that. As for the Conservative Party, some tough questions need to be asked, they've left the UK in a very bad position to handle this virus and the economic fallout after it with 10 years of cuts, Brexit and the slow reaction to this virus, I love to see how the Tories are going to swing this one to pin the blame on others for the mess they've created because that will be very difficult to do when people are losing their lives, normally they would blame the EU as they normally do but that won't work this time. That's why we are seeing real panic in many of the faces of the Tory party, they know they've really messed up and know the public isn't going to be so forgiving once the dust settles, I suspect Boris will likely want to stay away as long as he can because the get well cards will only last a week or two before he really starts to feel the heat and gets it in the neck for the mess that's been created in the UK, the buck always goes to the top and Boris must know that, it's always part of the reason why Trump keeps deflecting blame on anything and everything in the hope it will stick, he knows he's messed up big time on this virus so he needs a scapegoat.
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@An untrue definition The problem is that system would mean many of the public would get left behind, especially the poor and much of the middle class. A system where you have to pay to see a doctor or get a check up is more likely going to mean you don't bother to see a doctor or get a check up which in the longer run could make things much worse and more expensive for that person. Universal health care works because it takes that massive load of our minds, we don't have to worry about the cost factor, we just go in if we have a problem and that is a far better system because it treats humans more humain and it covers everyone. Also in a lot of ways, it makes it a lot cheaper doing it at a government level, we see that with pills where Europeans are able to get the same ones for far less than Americans can, that's profit for you and profit and health care should never mix.
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@robertwhite952 Brits are not very good at rebelling, they've been subdued by many Tory governments over the decades to not do that but there is always a tipping point that any people can rise up and the economic hardship of this virus could be one of them but it depends on government policies and what they do over the next few years, if they try to pass too much of the burden onto the people and not enough on the rich elites and corporations, expect people to get really angry and maybe rebel and not just in the UK but countless other countries.
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To hold your baby after she or he is born and you have to pay for that? wtf lol, that reminds me of the Ferengi in Star Trek, it's crazy that Americans don't see anything wrong with that system. If this virus doesn't change anything on the health care system then there is little hope for Americans because clearly the system is broken and you would think this virus would be a massive wake up call exposing how broken the system is. Say what we want about Europeans, especially in the EU, but we don't realize how easy and good we have it in so many areas and I know a lot of us like to complain for how things are but maybe that is because we always want things to be better and as we know, things can always be better. The first lesson to change is admitting something is broken, so if Americans keep assuming they are the best in everything like they do with health care, how can you expect any real change? in that sense, patriotism and nationalism is actually backfiring because it blinds you from the truth in how you are being screwed over by the system and we see a lot of that in the US. As for me living in the UK, I've never directly paid to go to collage, dentist, hospitals, doctors or any of that stuff, if I want to go, I just go and really, that is how it should be, same with countless other things like school meals and countless other things, I know we like to complain a lot but we have it pretty good over all when you compare to other countries like the US and that's with the UK that has been lagging behind other European countries of late. As for Americans, this virus is a golden opening to fight for universal health care in the US, a lot of holes are being exposed in the current system and this virus is a major wake up call that could allow big change to happen.
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