I don't pay anything because the country that I live in provides free medical care for everyone.

Oh, you live in one of those funny countries where people are considered of value, where there is enough compassion to care for them, and where capitalism wasn't allowed to take favor over that compassion.

I live in the U.S., where people would rather have a system motivated by $ than one motivated by common sense and the realization that there are times that we should care about the guy down the street. It's everyone for themselves here. I often wonder, when does a nation become mature enough to make these types of decisions?


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Don't get my started on socialized medicine. I've had the same negative experiences in 3 different countries.

I've had Canadian friends complain especially if they needed to see a specialist.

That stated- this is a dental thread.

My root canal is all finished and my infection is like 98% gone. I still need a perm filling put in, but the last temp filling lasted nearly 3 years.

The guy I used charged $400 total for the root canal and he put in a perm filling on the other side.

I pay by cash - without recip. Illegal, but works everytime. They drop the half of tax and that's allright with me.

We have "free" dental service (you must pay some 11 euros or something) but I use paid services.