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Originally Posted by Normy

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In Belgium, where I lived for nearly a year in 1999/2000, if you get sick/hurt, you walk into the hospital. You get treated. Then you walk out. There's no hassle. There's no "well, that's a pre-existing condition." There's no "sorry, you've reached the end of your coverage, so now you can just....die" There is none of that. They treat you, and when you are healthy again, you go home.

We, in the US, spend 16% of our GDP on maintenance. Human maintenance, that is. Belgium has a socialized/private system where the government manages the private companies; they make a small profit, but it is completely controlled. Expensive? NO- the Belgian government spends 12% of GDP on this sort of hassle-free coverage each year.

Hello?

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Could it be that illegal alien Mexicans are not streaming over the border in Belgium that require free care to drive prices up? With bleeding heart liberals like you calling for even more open borders and wealth redistriution...it can only get worse. Gee...must be some reason you returned to this backwards country?