Granted. It turns out a lot of politicians were so obviously lying about their opinions that the people voting for them had figured out their real opinions. The lie only existed to give the voters justification in casual conversation. In fact, telling the truth makes the politician MORE powerful because of an idea of "sticking it to power".
This does not lead to truth in politics, because newsreaders are not politicians. They can simply spout propaganda on behalf of the politicians they support, and the politicians can say the technically true "I support this newscaster" statement to make the people believe the lies all over again.
What it does lead to is a lot of politicians putting on a facade of goodness to reveal their selfish intentions. Much of their facade involved voting for policies that make the world a better place, and that was why you supported them yourself. With the facade gone, they see no point in voting for anything but their own selfish interests.
With no politicians you can trust anymore, you vote for the only person on the ballot who still claims to have your interests in mind. If they're on the ballot sheet, you must be able to take them at their word, right? Politicians can't lie anymore, right?
Granted. You now lose 35% of your income before you even receive it even paycheck, foreigners often get attended to despite not having submitted any of their paychecks, there's always a significant waiting list for anything serious upto multiple years for something like a hip replacement and you'll commonly find yourself wishing you had a it more income like your wealthier friends so you could afford to pay for private care and get a significantly better experience.
He asked for free healthcare in his country. I described what it looks like everywhere else as well as what the uneducated think "free" is. Seems I hit some nerves.
As someone not from the US and from one of those systems, that's exactly how it works but enjoy your copium. Or, you know, tell me what's so "fundamentally" misunderstood? After all, laughing and pointing achieves nothing if you're trying to prove someone wrong.
Granted. If you choose to participate your likeness, fingerprints, dna, medical history, and potential children naming rights now belong to some tech startup without proper data security.
Granted. You blink, and when you open your eyes you're in Germany. You're a full German citizen. You own a lovely flat in Munich. Your phone is full of contacts - people and family and friends throughout Germany. You have a German driver's license, you have a job at a German company, and your bank account is filled with Euros.
You know all those news stories you hear about “Person wakes up and can only speak a language they never knew before”. That’s the cover story for these events.
Granted. You didn’t define the word “free”. Everything now costs so much more, and it’s all unregulated. Doctors perform surgeries that aren’t necessary. They prescribe extremely harmful drugs. Going to a doctor is now just as risky as trying to deal with the disease by yourself. There are doctors on every street corner offering cures that don’t work, and you can’t tell the difference between a good doctor and a quack.
Pharmaceutical companies now freely and openly push doctors to prescribe more drugs that don’t work. They increase prices astronomically. Even an Advil costs over $100.
The death rate increases, and everyone tries to deal with their dead themselves because having a hospital deal with bodies is too expensive. This leads to an even further spread of disease.
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