this you said and the default circumcision which it's both creepy and criminal. how can you allow your perfect newborn baby being mutilated because of religion or clearly fake medical myths.
To quote Nye Bevan “Illness is neither an indulgence for which people have to pay, nor an offence for which they should be penalised, but a misfortune the cost of which should be shared by the community.”
@@pologoone6639 I worked in the NHS when Thatcher was in power. She brought in contract cleaning and cooking, but always said 'The NHS is safe in our hands'.
Healthcare in the UK is free at the point of contact. We all pay for it with our taxes. I am perfectly happy to do so because it means that when myself and everyone else will get the care that we need, when we need it! It is not communism and healthcare is NOT a privilege it IS a human right!!
Connor, the NHS is paid for through taxes. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland don’t charge for prescriptions. There’s a charge of £9.90 per item per month in England. Even then not everyone pays. I’m over 60 so I don’t pay. Children’s medication is free to parents. If you need surgery, there’s no extra charge, it’s been covered by taxes. If you need an ambulance, there’s no charge. It isn’t perfect and there are waiting lists for non-emergencies but there’s no charge. If you have a heart attack you’re seen straight away. The NHS does have it’s problems. It’s really difficult to get an NHS dentist. There’s long waiting lists and a shortage of hospital beds. But you won’t get an astronomical bill that will bankrupt you. I’ve tried to give a simple explanation. To those in the UK, I know I know the NHS has it’s faults and problems but I would rather that than the situation in the US.
It’s not per item per month. It’s per item. Or you can pay that per month for as many prescriptions as you need. I pay about £10 and get about 7 or 8 a month for that fee.
I pay £30 for a three month prescription pre payment which covers all medication, I need two inhalers a month, that’s £20 a month, it’s a no brainier to pay the £30.
@@Ian-ev5tg I know about pre-payment certificates. If you have an ongoing medical issue that needs more than a one off prescription then it’s per month. I was trying not to complicate my comment so that Connor would get a rough idea.
Allowed to own a gun has nothing to do with ‘feeling free’ because feeling everyday-safe and being able to move around without any fear is real freedom!
I think Americas fail to understand how little we have to fear, becasue we know that the chances of some one in the street having a guna are so so so small and about 200 people are year in total are shot in the UK each year (compred to 20,000 in the US or 40,000 if you include suicides). It like paying for health care. 99% of people in the UK only ever thing about "guns" when the word "US" or "America" comes up. and 99.9% of the UK population will never see a gun out side of a musem, or watching the guards in London. I would like to know how many americas in the last year have had a shooting in there town and if so how many, In the UK there have been about 2 or 3 notifiable shooting in the entire country in the last 5 years! What do Amerians things about knife crime, the levels are simular per person in UK and US, do people in the US fear getting stabbed, for amerians maybe think how you feel about knife crime, and then consider gun crime in the UK is much lower than that level.
So tired of hearing Americans moan about their healthcare, you vote for capitalism, it's not a society that cares for each other, you hate the word socialism. it's YOUR fault.
Exactly! Same with their horrible infrastructure, big trucks, lack of trains/trams/busses (that have their own lane), potholes, no walkability, no cyclists, poisonous food, gun laws, rape culture, their obsession with serial killers etc etc. They get what they asked for, they deserve it. "USA USA USA, best country in the world". Yeah buddy, you guys are not even in the TOP20.
Well, socialism is something completely different. Having a country where people have decided to pay higher tax so as to have free healthcare is not really socialism. In a system with real socialism, the state owns and controls all production, industries etc. One mistake many people make is to associate paying tax with socialism. Not a single western nation has a socialistic economy. All western nations are based on a capitalistic economical system. If paying tax to fund something specific is socialism, USA would be the biggest socialistic nation in the western world (how is the US military funded again?) The difference between USA and Europe is simply that in the European culture, free healthcare and education for all are considered basic human rights. It's simply a choice. A country choose the model and the system they want to live under. The economy model will always be capitalistic but how much tax a people agree to pay and what the tax money shall pay for will always be a decision based on what the people want in the various countries. Real socialism is an entirely different thing. European nations may be considered capitalistic with human integrity where all citizens shall have access to the exact same basic services like healthcare and education. Nothing is free so of course, if a people want these services the deal to get them is higher taxes than in America. However, the actual difference is cost between America and Europe is actually not as big as many people tend to believe. In America, getting seriously sick or hurt can ruin a family. This is not the case in Europe, but which system a people want solely depends on what the people are prepared to pay to get it.
It's funny that on paper the US has the separation of church and state, yet in reality religion factors into their politics more then any other western nation.
There was UK version of Breaking Bad. A teacher was diagnosed with cancer. He didn't need to pay for his treatment. It was very dull and lasted 3 minutes.
@ he can also walk to the chemist if he chooses instead of relying on a car, without the fear of getting shot or questioned by police why he’s walking.
They should have done a Canadian version where he illegally emigrates to Canada and uses a fake identity to take advantage of their health service. Would be gripping stuff, imagine the tense border crossing scenes 🤣
My mum and her American friend had near identical situations a year apart that really highlights the health care difference. My mum (and her American friend a year later) both had tumours in their colon. Both were told they had 3 of the 4 indicators of cancer after a biopsy. Mum had her first appointment at a doctor's and within a month that tumour was removed. It was found to be cancerous but hadn't spread so she's cancer free. No money other than £9 for pain prescription after surgery. Her American friend also had her tumour removed but it turned out to be non-cancerous which meant it wasn't covered in her surgery and was therefore deemed "unnecessary" surgery. I guess she was supposed to live with a painful tumour in her colon?? She was given a bill for 100s of 1000s of dollars. Her and her partner, who had high flying jobs, had to return to work, cash in their life savings, borrow money from their adult children, sell their house and move to a tiny place in their late 60s. It's absolutely insane. There was nothing she did wrong yet now they are saddled with an insanely huge bill and debt until they die. The irony is she would have been better off had the tumour been cancerous. It's so unfair and so wrong that this is happening in the richest nation in the world, but I guess that's why you're rich. America wrings all the money it can out of their citizens. It's time it changed.
I broke my back last year. Every second of care from the hospital the local doctors, physiotherapist, Ocupational therapist, prescribed medicine and treatment, aids to walk….ALL FREE. oh and I forgot the Ambulance. Obviously I have already paid into the NHS during my working life so it’s technically not free but is when medical care is needed. ( Edited due to being torn to shreds for not being totally right..!)
There’s not one person in UK has been made bankrupt receiving any medical treatment, from minor treatment to the most major surgery or long term treatment or care in hospital
@@Westcountrynordic Yeah, but in the USA you can go to another carrier or take the case to court. NIH is the government, so there is no recourse. In extreme cases they've prevented patients from leaving the country to seek alternative care. Extreme cases to be sure, but it has happened. Both systems have flaws
@@Mauther how many people have died from lack of or limited access to health care in the USA compared to the UK? I'd say the USA would flog the UK in that number. Secondly, how many UK citizens have been bankrupted by medical costs which in itself ends in worse circumstances for the patient both economically, emotionally, mentally and as a result lower physical health? I'd say the USA flogs the UK infinitum in that. A free public health system is far better than any equivalence health system in the USa, unless you can afford it.
@@somefatbugger In the US your not denied life saving care if you don't have insurance. If your rolled into an emergency room, they have to treat you. In the UK, it's a budget issue. That's why the UK flogs the US on cancer failure. That's why Canada's Health system began pushing MAID to reduce budget shortfalls. The fact that you think any system is "free" indicates you don't really understand anything.
Uk here. Healthcare is not a business opportunity, it’s a human right! We pay national insurance taxes which essentially cover NHS and unemployment benefits, it’s a small amount. I had brain surgery back in 2000, cost me nothing, and society benefits as I’m still alive to contribute to society .. so even looking at it from a purely financial standpoint, a national healthcare system makes sense. If I lived in the states, I’d be dead now or totally broke.
@LumpyMoose NI is not for the NHS, National Insuranace is paid out to current State Pensions and payments to people who don't work. The NHS is financed out of general taxation, not an employment tax. I'm a pensioner, not working, not employed but still pay income tax and roughly 4% of the income tax is for the NHS bill of over 200 Billion GBP.
@@billolsen4360 The UK is paying its fair share The UK is the second biggest overall spender in Nato, putting nearly £50bn into defence annually compared to Germany’s £45bn, France’s £42bn and Italy’s £20bn. During the 2014 summit, all NATO members agreed to spend at least 2% of their GDPs on defense by 2025. In 2017, only four nations met the threshold: The United States (3.6%), Greece (2.4%), the United Kingdom (2.1%), and Poland (2.0%). However, by 2023, 11 countries were meeting the percentage target. Poland 3.9% United States 3.49% Greece 3.01% Estonia 2.73% Lithuania 2.54% Finland 2.45% Romania 2.44% Hungary 2.43% Latvia 2.27% United Kingdom 2.07% So yes us people are paying our fair share for NATO.
@@stevenclarke5606mate I'd take that dream over mass child pdf files being protected here. And being jailed for telling the truth about whis doing it.
You're right Connor , her videos are very good but don't put yourself down , your videos are also very good and always interesting. As a Brit I always find your videos a great watch. Keep up the great work.
We Brits may not be able to own an assault rifle but on the up-side - gun deaths including mass school shootings are a scarce phenomenon. Thank God. The right to bear arms amendment has done you no favors. It was written when it took 5 minutes to load one musket ball and there was a need for a militia (to supplement a small standing army).
You can own a fully automated weapon in uk. Depends how many hoops you want to jump through. If you classed as an an armourer ÿou can own anything.. where do you think film/police weapons come from.
@@michaelsedgebeer5080Yup just heavily regulated which is fine by me I don't want some simple Simon running about with an AR15 because he thinks it's cool. 😂
I'm English and I like the right to bear arms. My thing with Americans is the 2nd amendment. "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed" Well regulated.
And the flags everywhere and lack of access to information from (or about) the 95% of the world outside of the US borders. When we talk about North Korea we use words like, "cult". Connor, and the others like him, should be applauded and supported for their curiosity. But who's watching? Not many Americans, no doubt.
@@billolsen4360 We are eagerly awaiting you to back that up with evidence. In support of the original posters claim ........ MAGAs saying "Get rid of Obarma Care but keep the Affordable Care Act", and then so many people in the USA are ignorant of how Tariffs actually work. That's just 2 for starters.
I think part of the issue is how freedom is defined on either side of the Atlantic. We have the freedom of NOT fearing gun-crime, you have the freedom to own a gun. I know what I prefer.
Hi Connor, In december I spent 3 days in hospital after an operation for kidney stones, I returned as an outpatient last tuesday to have a stent removed, my bill was £2 for the car park.....I'm 75 and have type 2 diabetes, I've never paid a penny for my medication, in fact I've never paid for any medical treatment for my entire life other than prescription charges between 16 years of age and when I was diagnosed with type 2 at 55....no one over 60 or with a lifelong issue pays a prescription charge...those who do pay for each item it's £9.90 although you can buy a prescription prepayment certificate which costs £114.50 for one year...and yes, if you needed a heart transplant and a heart was available it would all be free...ain't socialised health care a bitch!
One of my sons was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 17. Not only was his treatment free, so is the insulin, even though he is under 60. Not only that, but when he was at university, there were perks at being considered "disabled" with a room in halls, and a free laptop. Not sure if that still applies but it was very welcome.
@@RighAlban We know how that we pay through our taxes. We are not thick. But, going by the cost of my two Caesarians, basing the cost on my American cousin's fees, I have not. Then, my tax covers much more than the NHS fees, it covers various aspects of infrastructure, education, State pension, and loads of other services. I pay more council tax than income tax now I am only part time employed. My son is a higher tax payer and jokes he had already easily paid for his birth and possibly that of his brother as well. It all evens out really. No one is abandoned to a Breaking Bad situation. It is humane and is based on Christian and philanthropic principals.
@@RighAlban of course I paid via my NI contributions, however, nowhere near as much as I would have paid had the NHS not existed, and remember those payments also covered my state pension which is £1,000 every 4 weeks...I retired 10 years ago and throughout my working life I paid, on average, 9% of my income in NI, a bargain in my opinion and I don't begrudge a single penny....I've already had well over £120,000 back in pension alone.
Standard cost for tuition in university education is currently £9250 per year up to a max of about £11,000 per year for accelerated courses. Foreign students pay more - can be up to £38000 per year for the top unis (Oxbridge)
I developed sepsis last summer, an ambulance was called and arrived about 45 minutes later but before it arrived paramedics got to me and carried out initial treatment which allowed me to survive until I got to hospital. I was in hospital for seven days and underwent x rays, ultrasounds and daily blood tests etc, All medication was administered, toiletries provided until I could have my own brought into me from home and all meals provided. All of this was provided for me and I had to pay nothing to the NHS.
I got it in Sweden 4 months ago. Got intensive care and a emergency operation on my left kidney. I'm 35 years old and only realized I was probably not doing too well when the nurse came in and said "we are going to give you some (nor)adrenaline" I had to pay about 1350kr ($120) for 9 days in the hospital and a day or two in intensive care. The two operations to fix the underlying problem cost me nothing(first failed) Going private were going to cost $15000 per attempt not including days in the hospital.
So your basically saying you got free healthcare at the expense of the hard working tax payer and you haven't contributed? If not and you also work hard your tax and everybody elses tax helps these treatments to be paid for so technically you did pay for NHS treatment.
@@deanmadnut2614 Are you trying to be obtuse, if you are you are not succeeding ? No, I am not basically saying I got free healthcare at the expense of the UK tax payer; I am seventy years and other than the years I spent raising my family I have worked and contributed to the NHS, so my treatment was not at the expense of other taxpayers and secondly; my statement that I had to pay nothing to the NHS is correct. At no time did I say my treatment was 'free'. Certainly *in the past* money has changed hands from myself to the state for healthcare to be provided to anyone eligible for it in the UK but at the time of me receiving my treatment last year no payment was required from me. Compare this against the US system: this necessitates that a person must pay for on going health insurance whether required or not, ( which is similar to the UK system since in UK this element is covered by an individual's regular tax payments), but still requires a person to pay get more still, and often large amounts, at the point where healthcare is needed.
@ Well that is how insurance works, pretty much. A large group of people pay into a pool of money to mitigate risk. 99% of people know this. It's just amazing to me how US healthcare is so expensive.
@@billolsen4360 Like the US is not planning to invade Mexico, Canada, Panama and Greenland to mention a few. Double standards but that's what the world has come to expect from brainwashed MAGA morons. Why is your new draft dodging, rapist, convicted felon, failed business man, gutless coward of a President, and sorry excuse of an orange blob is saying this? Sounds like "Typical American Superiority" to me.
@@thefiestaguy8831 If you live in the US there's a lots of places very interesting, diverse and fun places you can travel to that you don't have in restrictive little places like the UK. I've had a passport since I was 15 yo btw.
3:25 It's free at the point of service. You pay for healthcare through your taxes. Because the NHS is a non-for profit system the cost per capita is approximately $5,500. The for-profit US healthcare system costs over $12,500 per capita. The US is the only industrialized nation in the world that allows a for-profit insurance company to stand between a patient and doctor for necessary care. 60,000 Americans die yearly due to inability to afford healthcare and another 500,000 are forced to file for bankruptcy. You honestly don't know this?
I can't tell from the phrasing if you know, but that $12500 is public spending. That is what they spend not covering all of Americans only some and only with very poor cover, and does not include anything people spend on private health insurance.
On the point of making a judgement on how likely you are to need surgery, consider this. How can you make a judgement on not being injured in a car accident? On not getting appendicitis? On not getting tonsillitis? On not falling and breaking an arm? That's not a judgement Connor, it's a risky gamble.
I'm in Scotland UK. 3 years ago I broke my ankle, an ambulance took me to the nearest A&E(ER), x-rays showed it was broken in 3 places and would need surgery at a hospital in the city, I was transferred by ambulance. The surgery couldn't be done for 2 days because of medication I was already on and then was postponed twice because the theatre was needed for emergencies. After surgery I had some physiotherapy and was then discharged. I was taken home by ambulance (20 miles). Over the next few months there were a few checkups and several physiotherapy sessions. Total cost to me; £0
@@billolsen4360employed people pay tax, everyone has access to the NHS. If someone is 75 then they'll have paid tax for decades, and even if someone hasn't then are we going to let someone in need of healthcare go without? No of course not.
I needed exploratory surgery to see what was wrong with me, it turned out my intestines had wrapped around themselves, cut off their own blood supply and died. My first operation was 13hrs long, I had 7 more operations in the following 2 weeks. Was in a coma for that whole time. I spent 4 months in hospital recovering and left needing colostomy bags, medication and daily iv fluids. I was given a pump, a fridge and the fluids were delivered to my house every week. I then went on to have 5 more operations to fix things spent about another 6 months in hospital. I saw specialist doctors and nurses. I never paid a single penny.
I'm from Sweden and we have a little bit different healthcare system than in the UK, but it is also free when you need it and paid through our taxes. Since you mentioned cancer and chemotherapy, then yes it is indeed free here. My dad had cancer and he needed both chemotherapy, medication, surgery and radiation treatment, and the full treatment plan took more than 5 years before he was declared free from cancer. All of this was completely free, the only cost we had was the car fuel when he needed to go between our home and the hospital.
In sweden you can get a assault rifle for free! Just join the defens forces! :) actually my dad has had both canser treatment and a 9mm gun for free in his life because he needed it att the time. UK people are always saying "its not free its payed by taxes", and American say "its not free its comunism"! :)
I'm having treatment for cancer in the UK at the moment. I've had major surgery, now having chemotherapy, and will be on a maintenance treatment for at least two years once the chemo ends, with regular scans and blood tests for ten years. Everything has happened very quickly, and I can't fault the NHS.
It's not free. You are taxed for it. Governments can't pull money out of thin air to pay nurses, physicians, therapists, technicians or construction companies to build hospitals or manufacturers to provide equipment nor pharmaceuticals.
Every town and city has frightening neighborhoods. Generation after generation have raised thugs. The danger factor is everywhere. The US doesn't want a safe society.
Britannia Brits are so saintly, only using guns to mow down unlucky 3rd world people with dark skin or those closeby who want to be Catholic, in places such as Amritsar Punjab and Derry.
I am a cancer patient and was also self employed before becoming ill. I paid national insurance which was a small amount of my income, much less than private health insurance but even if I hadn't paid that I would still get free treatment. When my daughter needed an ambulance and hospital treatment it cost zero even though she had never paid any national insurance at that age (19) due to being a student. All my treatment, scans, chemo, huge abdominal surgery, immunotherapy and now maintenance treatment, there is no charge for it. As I am over 60 all my prescriptions for meds such as blood pressure pills, statins etc are free because of my age, ditto for childrens prescriptions. For years I had free cervical smears and mammograms to screen for cancer.
Since I turned 60 two years ago, I have invited to have multiple tests for all manner of medical conditions "especially cancers", in December 23 I was invited to see a nurse to speak about bladder "problems" and any other questions while there, I mentioned that I was having chest pain while walking my dog, the mood changed very quickly, within a couple of days I had seen two doctors and then a consultant, within the week I was in hospital having heart surgery, I was able to leave the hospital the same day, I was back less than a month later and fitted with a portable heart monitor for 24 hours, I received a letter a week later to let me know that the surgery was doing exactly what it was intended to do. The above is not only open to those over 60, anyone with a family history of cancer or heart disease and many others will be screened for those and other illnesses etc and this is not changed for, prevention is cheaper than curing most illnesses. By the way, we can own assault rifles etc in the UK, learn before you spout lies.
@billolsen4360 are you one of those people who believe only what you want to believe and sod the truth? I pay my taxes like everyone else (except for the wealthy who would rather pay an accountant to sort it so that don't pay anything if possible).
@@billolsen4360Yes the NHS is paid for through taxation BUT if you are unemployed, retired, medically unable to work or on a very low income it is literally free. Also the level of taxation is a fraction of US insurance payments. Don't try and twist comments to your agenda.
We have actual TV adverts here in the UK encouraging us to go visit a doctor if we think something is wrong, just in case it might be cancer. Not only is this better for the individual with a greater chance of survival, but cheaper for the taxpayer, so everyone wins.
@@gitaryddcymraeg8816 Yes, it's a common - although erroneous - belief that 'guns are prohibited in the UK'. They are merely strictly regulated, which is as it should be, IMO as a former licence holder.
I'm 38 and have lived in the UK my entire life. Never have i had a drivers license nor ever felt the need to drive. Our little island is pretty freaking small and you can go from one side of it to the other on a train in about 3 hours. Going from top to bottom or bottom to top takes a few more hours, largely because of the shape of the island so you kind of have to go along the southern coast some distance before you have a straight path north but its still something you can do ina day and still have at least half the day left to enjoy the new location.
A 2023 study published in the American Journal of Public Health estimated that 35,327 to 44,789 people between the ages of 18 and 64 died in the U.S. each year due to lack of health insurance. That number is zero in the uk because the NHS is funded by tax. The uk system is cheaper per person and has better outcomes. I'm 58 and I've never had a driving licence.
dude, im 44 live in north london. i dont have a driving license, i do have motorcycle license but havnt had a bike for 17years. i live in enfield. 2min walk to the supermarket. 15min bus ride to enfield town centre where all shops and restaurants are. 5min walk, 20min train to liverpool st central london. or 5min walk, 10min train to the underground station and then i can get any part of central london within 30mins. ive worked in central london most my life and a car has always been slower than public transport, even when i worked in hampsted that is also north london public transport was quicker than a motorcycle that can go 150mph and filter through traffic, even though the route of public transport meant i had to go all the way into central london kings cross and then make way back out up to hampsted.
I'm from England. I hadn't been to the doctor in 20 years. I just don't get sick. When I turned 40 a few weeks ago, I received a text message from my doctor's surgery offering me a free medical check because I hadn't been in for so long and had reached a particular age. When I walked in, they tested everything and gave me a thorough health check. Even a prostate examination. To be honest, I believe that is why my doctor called me in. It wasn't about my health, the doctor just wanted to tickle my bum. It was free and i enjoyed myself anyway. Lol
I had a heart attack in 2018. I was picked up by ambulance within 10 mins, taken to the local hospital where I spent 24 hours in ICU, followed by a week on a ward under treatment and observation. I had an angiogram, echo-cardiogram and daily ECGs. When I was discharged I spent a further month undergoing cardio rehab. The cost to me for this entire process was zero. My employer allowed me three months off on full pay to recover. UK healthcare is free at the point of delivery. Of course our health system is paid for through taxation, and most people have to pay a nominal prescription charge for drugs (£9.90 at this moment) however there are exemptions for this charge, and if you need regular medicines (as I do) you can pay for a year at a much discounted rate.
people are a country's assets. Helping them helps the country. Somehow the US is allergic to invest in its people. Maybe because they are no longer allowed to own them... And god forbid they have a will of their own...
You might drop her a DM to ask re reacting if you havent. You are always good at providing details and subscribing and liking videos. It really made me think about content creators and reactions. ❤
The Healthcare provide by the NHS is 'free' at point of service but we pay for this service with taxes. Students that come over here to study, they are required to pay an immigration health surcharge of £470 to get access to the NHS for that year. US students are specifically told if they feel ill "Go to the doctor" and not try and soilder through, because the doctor visits and all medical expenses are already paided for that year.
I’m 51 and have never wanted or needed a driver’s license. I get everywhere by train and bus. No problem. It can be expensive at times, but you can’t fault the ease with which you can get around all parts of the country.
''All parts of the country''? I recently had to travel by bus to the next town to pick up a hire car whilst mine was being worked on for a couple days. That journey would take 20 minutes in my car, max. On the bus it took 1 hour and 15 mins, not including the walk to the bus stop, and then the walk to the car hire at the other end. Let's say 1 and a half hours. One way! I will NEVER give up my car. It would be insane.
@ Up to you. I was talking personally for my needs, and specifically with the rail network in mind. It takes a lot of stick over here, and yes, prices are increasing, but the connectivity is great. - I’ve never once missed not having a car.
Two years ago, I got sepsis in my left foot and nearly died. I had two or three surgeries to remove infected tissue and was told I would probably need an amputation. To be certain, they referred me to two of the best consultants in the country. I was told that advanced surgery techniques had a 5-10% chance of saving my foot. Both consultants wanted to try, saying they would want to try everything if it were their foot. A 12 hour surgery followed. A year later, I had another surgery, a very minor one. Total time in hospital, about three months. I have had regular appointments ever since to .monitor my recovery. Total cost of all of that: nothing. Even my medication is absolutely free..
I got appendicitis two years ago. Had a stomach ache on the Saturday, same on Sunday morning. Sunday lunchtime I phoned the NHS 111 helpline and they booked me into the local walk-in centre. The doctor examined me and said I very likely had appendicitis, and booked me into surgical assessment at the local hospital that afternoon. I got examined at the hospital (no waiting) and was admitted for appendicitis. I got a CAT scan first thing Monday morning and was booked for surgery immediately. After the operation I was kept in for a further three days, as the appendix had partially burst, and given oxygen and intravenous antibiotics. On the final day I was prescribed a further five days of antibiotics and sent home. I was offered three meals a day (at no extra cost), but I ate very little, given my condition. I didn't have to fill in any forms or pay any charges or fees. They only information they asked from me was name, address, and NHS number, if I knew it.
As a Brit, I have to admit I've never seen America as being more free, just different. While Britain tends to value tradition, I tend to think of America as a big corporate business with a large dose of Christianity to give it a moral centre. I mean, Americans literally have God on their money. It says 'in God we trust'. I remember Chris Rock joking "All my life I've been looking for God and he's right in my pocket".
Aussie here and yes free health care is you go to hospital and get treated, come home and owe nothing if you want plastic surgery for a nicer nose you pay for it, we certainly don't have a perfect system but I truly feel sorry for US citizens that they feel that they are powerless to have universal health care and they have given up on their own system to implement change, plus the US spends 17% of their GDP which is way more than countries with universal health. US is 48th on life expectancy 79 years in Oz it is 84.
Do you get called in for free and sometimes regular health screening checks such as smear tests and mammograms for ladies, prostate checks for men as you reach certain ages, with no cost attached, as in the UK and probably a lot of the civilised world?
I HAD BREAST CANCER,had the breast off,6 doses of chemo,15 of radiation,10 years of follow up,had all my lymph nodes out,got a huge box of creams,lotions ,perfume(calvin clein)makeup not cheap stuff a prosthesis,a beautiful auburn wig,this was 25years ago on the 10th of january,still hear god bless the NHS
Hi from the UK, keep up the good work. On health inthe UK; IT'S NOT FREE. Its paid through taxation, everyone contributes. This means when you need help when your ill, then its available immediately free of charge. You might pay for some medication and optical/dentistry attract charges. But otherwise=free. My example; felt really ill one morning, phoned emergency line, they sent paramedics, they did initial checks and took me to A&E (emergency room). They did further checks and admitted me onto a general ward. Following morning I was transferred onto a new state of the art Heart Facility. Five days of care followed by a heart reset procedure (minor surgery). This was followed in the next 6 months by monitoring and a major heart ablation at Manchester Heart Hospital (one of the best in the country). and continuous monitoring and testing to this date. FREE. Its not a perfect system, lots of flaws and some horror stories from within the NHS but overall, beats everything you have in the US. Simples.
It's entirely free to people who really need it. There is a whole body of people unable to work for one reason or another who not only pay no tax but are given Social Security, enough to meet their day to day living expenses. In the states they would be destitute and have virtually no hope of affording healthcare.
A simple thing, often overlooked.. Is we get a letter each year ( you can also check online anytine) that breaks down and shows you what your tax payments are used for. The breakdown is from highest to lowest the first 2 for me are welfare 21.6% Health 20.2% Defense is 6th at 5.2% It would be interesting to see the American equivalent
My work colleague was riding home on his Harley when a car just drove into the back of him. Attending was a paramedic first responder, ambulance, police and air ambulance. A broken pelvis and shoulder with two weeks in hospital and now ongoing therapy total cost zero. A lot moan about the service but in times of need it’s very difficult to fault especially the professionalism of the staff.
connor please read this, its my last 8 weeks i was unwell 8 weeks ago, pain in my side, i was taken to hospital im ambulance as it got worse, i was seen quickly, i was put on pain killers, fluids, andtibiotics, and minerasls, drips, i had CT scan, my gallbadder was shot, the tissue had dies, i had infection through my body, the next day i had sugery to remove it. plus 3 meals a day, i was in hospital for 3 days, multiple drips, blood tests, i came home, after 2 weeks, i could not eat, i lost 16 pounds in 2 weeks, went to doctor, more bloods, after another week i was loosing weight, now two things happened, i also had a test to test my poo which showed blood, i have been fast tracked for a lower GI check, camera up the backside, to look for cancer, while my weight loss, has continued, i was to on to diet specialist, who tried me on protein formula's, one a shake and other a juice, my weight has started to stabalise, and i now get protein shakes on precription, because i get free prescriptions, i will get this free from now on till i dont need them, The likely hood i have colon cancer now is very high, and i will be treated for that, in what ever way they see fit, All free of charge, I am 60 years old, I have in my years not paid a penny for treatment
Oh goodness 2011 had a necrotic gallbladder and septic infection running through my guts, emergency surgery to remove my rotten gallbladder and part of my infected liver all this complicated by pancreatitis and my hearts packed in try to struggle with the shock my body was dealing with. Never known pain quite like it. In Furness General Hospital for over a month receiving fantastic care. You have my sympathy 😊
And in America you would get all that too, "free", but you need to have insurance. Do you have insurance on your home, your car, your life? No? Better get on it.
The NHS is free at the point of service meaning that when you need it there is nothing to pay. We pay in another way through a tax called national insurance ( or that was the original design ). Nowadays the government funds the NHS more than NI brings in but the patient still gets it for free. Foreign nationals usually pay a small fee.
I work in a cancer hospital in Liverpool, UK. If the doctor decides to put the patient on chemo/radiotherapy, we will have the patient booked in to start in about 7-10 days, less than 5 if the cancer is aggressive. The patient will then have continuous treatment appointments, alongside consultations, ct scans, mri scans, ultrasound scans, take home medicines such as painkillers, steroids, anti nausia, counselling if you are struggling mentally, blood tests, ecg's etc. And the patient doesn't pay a penny.
Right to roam is important to access to land but equally important is that in the UK trespass is usually a civil offence, not a criminal offence and gun ownership is low and if you accidentally trespass you wont get shot at
Connor, you mentioned cancer. In England you're told if you have a cough for more than 3 weeks you have to go and get checked out. I'm diabetic, i'm constantly getting texts from my doctors surgery, calling me in. As for driving, I'm 53 and I don't drive, i get around just fine using public transport.
How many times do we have to say this to Americans, we pay taxes for everything from the armed forces to health care. That is it, if you are unemployed you pay no taxes but are still covered to the same extent as someone who pays thousands in tax. My wife has a low paid job and 5 years ago she had bowel cancer, it was diagnosed and removed within 2 weeks, she spent aweek in intensive care then two weeks in hospital, no chearge, she then spent 6 months on sick leave from her job on full pay and returned to her job on light duties but still on her full pay. Yes there is a waiting list for non urgent ops but we as a nation would rather wait and let urgent cases be dealt with first because we CARE what happens to people, incidently if you came over and had an accident, we would treat you for free as it would not have been your fault.
As for roaming in the country, there are lots of historic paths across private land but what most people don't know is that you can walk across all and any private land as long as you don't damage it. It is technically trespassing. However it is entirely a civil matter unlike in the USA where it is usually regarded as a criminal offence. If you go and sit in an empty cow field the farmer can literally only take you to court. Which would be ridiculously expensive. If they called the police, the police would tell them to sort it out themselves without violence.
It' s much less restricted in Scotland. I don't understand what sorts of freedoms Americans think the rest of the world has tbh. The only thing I can think of is that it' s cheaper to buy land.
The farmer can remove you with reasonable force. Also if the farmer is working, tells you this, then you site there it will likely upgrade to a criminal offence - as intending to disrupt any legal activity while trespassing is a criminal act.
40% of the vast land of America is owned by the public, which makes your "historic paths" across private land sound like a joke. Further, in America you can walk on anybody's land until you are told NOT to, via a sign or verbal instruction. So the farmer can only literally take you to court if he previously told you not to trespass anymore and you defied his rights to his own property.
I've had three eye surgeries in my life. I was born premature & required a 6 week stay in the hospital in the nicu. I have hearing aids. None of that cost me a penny out of my own pocket. Even medication is free (in Scotland and Wales). Also, education is free in Scotland for Scottish citizens. English universities aren't free though
I'm on kidney dialysis. I'm in the hospital 3 times a week for several hours. It's free. I'm self employed as well, and it's a relief to know I'm always in good hands with the NHS. It's not perfect but when you need it now, it's there for you
In America we have the failing Amtrak, failing postal service, and we mock the inefficiency of the Dept. of Motor Vehicles. We are not looking to have government employees keep us well too.
Interestingly, in terms of jaywalking in UK there is a hierarchy of road users The hierarchy places those road users most at risk in the event of a collision at the top of the hierarchy. It does not remove the need for everyone to behave responsibly. So that accidents with pedestrians and cyclists, then the motorist is at fault. Pedestrians, then cyclists, then motorists is the hierarchy. It is one positive thing the recent Johnson Government did.
Here in Scotland our roaming rights are more flexible, you can pretty much walk anywhere as long as you're not damaging it ( like walking over crops ) . The downside is that land in Scotland is very expensive, and owned by a tiny minority of the population. We used to have student grants and bursaries which gave students hel with their living costs while in further or higher education. This stopped but they will still get their first degree, HND etc paid for
I’m 68 , in the last year I’ve had a bowel cancer screening test a bladder screening test and numerous others tests ( all are normal for people over 65). I also have a number of medical conditions ( which I won’t more you with) so I take a lot of medication, all which is free. I like most Europeans find it baffling that Americans put up with your crazy medical system. And I am so grateful I was born this side of the pond. Conner keep up the good work
Australian here: YES it paid by your taxes. Yes, stents in your heart, chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, your premature baby is in hospital for 3 months - all free because THAT'S WHY you pay taxes. In Australia every taxpayer pays a 1.5% levy on their annual tax for healthcare (not much). The US does not have a healthcare system, it is an insurance racket
Connor .... Sorry, I forgot to mention after my comments about NHS treatments. They are available at the point of need to everyone, which includes the retired (non-rich), unemployed people, homeless people, children (who in most cases do not pay tax or NI contributions ... see previous comment). All that people pay for is a relatively modest charge for prescription drugs (free in Scotland) (some dentistry and opthalmic stuff too). Also the UK has state run (NHS) screening programmes for various cancers. I had a full on bowel cancer screening when I turned 55 at my local hospital (the one with the camera that goes where the sun never shines !!!!!) that has since been followed up by routine less invasive screening every few years (free) ... in fact in the last week (January 2025) it has been announced by the Government that the age when free bowel cancer screening starts is being lowered to 50. Girls are vaccinated against cervical cancer whilst still in school (free). Women have regular breast cancer and cervical cancer screening (free), and children are given a whole raft of vaccinations as babies .... such as measles, mumps and rubella. School children are also given polio and tuberculosis vaccines.
There was an E-Sport personality named InControl, he was an American in his early 30s, he had some issues with his legs (blood clot or something), he waited and waited and waited because of this evil healthcare system you have in the US. He went to the hospital at the last minute only when he felt it was now or never. He died there. He was one of the very few charismatic and truly funny guy in the e-sport community. There's thousands of stories like that, even worst ones. Out of the many things American should rebel against, the Healthcare system is probably the first. "Socialist" systems end up costing less, because it's less expensive to treat people at the early stage of an illness. Anyway I know it must be hard to rebel when you've been told since childhood that you live n the best possible country, but I hope to see it one day. It doesn't even have to be a civil war, just go on a massive strike. that's the only way you can change thing relatively peacefully.
The USA is not run for the benefit of the people who live there, but for those who own big businesses. _Everything_ falls out from that - 'health'care, education, policing, food quality, taxes, employment laws, union emasculation, etc, etc, etc.
I’m in the UK I’ve always seen it as the fact that some pay more, some pay less, some need more, some need less. But what that means is that when you do need it it’s there so that you don’t have to worry about going bankrupt. My tax comes out monthly and I don’t really miss it as that’s always been the way. In my lifetime I’ve had two children in hospital and two minor operations, if that was in the USA it probably would still cost more than the UK. I was then diagnosed with a non-malignant brain tumour five years ago. I am currently under one of the best hospitals in the UK, have routine MRI’s every year and when I finally need a major operation will have a icu bed allocated to me afterwards and be cared for in hospital for as long as I need. Afterwards I’ll return home and at no point will I ever be asked for any money. That’s what ‘socialised healthcare’ means. It’s not perfect but i feel blessed to have the NHS to care for me and everyone else in our hour of need.
As a dane I can tell you that free healthcare is free healthcare! No matter how long you have to stay in hospital or how much surgery you need, it will always be free! You can choose which hospital you want to go to. Also it’s free to call an ambulance and get taken to the hospital! Also our educational system is free. As a matter of fact, if you choose to go to the university and study or if you want a vocational education the government will pay you $1100 pr month for as long as it takes to finish the education😊
@ yes they do! And I agree! Besides the very large amount of money that they receive from us every year, they have the same privilege as us, the danes!
@@Lily-Bravo It won’t! There isn’t a snowballs chance in hell that they’re gonna give up on all our benefits and become Americans with no healthcare whatsoever and a nonexistent educational system. Also it’s not bloody likely that they are willing to pay $4000 or more to require an ambulance when they can do that for free under Danish sovereignty!
Hi Connor. I got referred to a dermatologist due to a skin condition that wouldn't shift. While there, they spotted a mole on ny arm they were concerned about. 2 weeks later, I was back at the hospital and had it removed. Turned out to not be a problem, but it is so good to know that people who do need it can get fast treatment. The NHS is a miracle, even if it does have problems.
Tuition fees have increased in the UK by 3.1% for 2025-2026 period. The maximum fee is capped at £11,440 ( US $13,900) International students can pay up to £38,000 (US$43,378)
It’s always a thing that I laugh at when I read comments on UA-cam videos, English exceptionalism is as real a thing as the US equivalent, the English assume everything is the same for the other parts of the UK as it is for England. As an English person viewing this thinking that the American system is shit I am going to break the news to you this is how other parts of the UK looks upon England, imagine having to pay for a University Education, prescriptions or eye tests, these things are fundamentally important to the health, welfare and prosperity of a nation but you still choose to vote for shit governments that deny you these fundamental freedoms.
As someone once said "in the UK our laws tell you what you CAN'T do, in the USA they tell you what you CAN do" one gives much more freedom than the other, and it's not the USA
3:20 I don't know about the UK, but I'm from Southern Europe. I went to the ER and to the doctor a ton of times in 2023 (long story short, but I'd been feeling pretty ill ever since I moved back from Belgium, the meds they prescribed weren't helping so they ran some tests, which came inconclusive. I still don't know what made me feel so ill at the end of Summer 2023, but it could be virus / bacteria + stress related reasons. But the thing is, in one of the tests (ultrasound or CT scan, I can't remember) they found a shadow, and then... well, the "I'm feeling ill" issue didn't matter as much, and we moved to more tests to see if I had the big C. It was just a tumour, and I had it removed in less than 2 months later (I came back from Belgium in July, fent sick for a month, went to the ER in late August, they saw the shadow/small lump in September and hat it removed in the first week of November (I was still feeling sick by that virus or whatever that was btw, they almost had to postpone the surgery because I had a 39º fever lol). After *all of this* I didn't have to pay a single thing. Well, I did have to pay like 1€ for some medication I needed, and a couple more euros for medical pads/gauze and iodine, but that was it. Even my antidepressants only cost 1€ a month. My sleeping pills are more expensive, about 1,3€ a month (which is annoying because if I was retired, they'd only cost 70-80c per box/month). I think this paints a picture about how "expensive" healthcare really is for us. You can still go private, and there's some great private hospitals / places, but it's not "necessary" to survive in most cases.
@@stevenclarke5606 But there are people that don't work or pay tax, and children... It's totally free for them. In the USA you pay TAX and you'd need to buy insurance for every member of your family. Then pay a premium, co-pay , argue with the insurer with what's covered or not, declare existing medical conditions, and be at the mercy of the is insurance and potentially declare yourself medically bankrupt because there's that cancer/chemo treatment you couldn't afford under said insurance. But ye "we pay taxes".
Connor girl gone London is from Florida. Yes in the UK we can own a tank and yes we can own guns. As for the guns it is hard to get a licence to own a gun but it is possible. I do have 2 crossbows here in the UK and that is perfectly legal without a licence.
For me, I have a lifelong critical illness. I've been ventilated many times in my almost 45 years, from 8 months of age. I could work 100 years more and still not scratch the surface of what the nhs has given me and my family, I'll be forever grateful for the freedom of our national health service. I also believe that as a nation, because we dont have the right to bear arms, this is also freedom for us. I love America, I've visited America before, and we plan to visit more, but I'd never trade Britain for America.
No one is really free ... But In England we are a bit more free than most countries. We also understand , Yeah work as much as you need to survive then the rest of the time live your life spend it with your family and friends doing things you want to do.
"England"? UK is a "union" of three sovereign nations and a Province. All have the same amount of freedom. It is one reason why many Scots want toregain their own freedom.
There's the classic story, an American woman tourist had an accident - I think it was a traffic accident - and someone called an ambulance. She frantically protested that she couldn't afford it because her insurance wouldn't cover it. In the end the exasperated ambulance driver said, "It's free. Now get in the f***ing van."
The right of way on UK roads starts with pedestrians then ridden horses and horse drawn vehicles then motorised vehicles. Does not apply on roads where pedestrians and horses are not permitted. As to Student Loans they only start to be repaid with interest once a certain earnings level is reached and are written off after 30 years.
Trains are convenient and generally pretty good - but expensive. The bus network is also great in most areas. The government subsidises bus travel. All seniors get free bus travel, and no journey of any length in Engalnd costs more than £3!
The UK gun laws aren't actually as strict as people think. You could own many semi-automatic rifles if they're 22 calibre. Including an Uzi. The biggest bans are for handguns because they're easy to conceal.
Semi automatic ? I can have a semi auto shotgun but it only holds 3 shells max. Doesn’t that kind of limit apply to a 22 rifle ? Only answer if you are a legal Firearms Certificate holder ( not a story you heard in a pub or your dog walkers uncle’s friend told you ! )
Meh, guns aren’t a big thing since hungerford / dealer on dealer, gang crime, is common, lots of stabbings - but it’s stupidity. Have friends from a country north of Greece who control the trade here, they don’t stab, shoot or kill - a dead debtor can’t pay, and it draws attention. Civilians are very safe,
@@SteveSimcockcheck this out www.gov.uk/government/publications/firearms-law-guidance-to-the-police-2012 assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/63e284a78fa8f50e89351509/Revised_Firearms_Licensing_Statutory_Guidance_Feb_2023.pdf It is possible to use a muzzleloading revolver or pistol for target shooting, collecting etc.
@@SteveSimcockyou are limited to a 3 shot semi auto shot gun if you only hold a "shot gun licence/certificate", however if you hold a "fire arms licence/certificate" you could have a shot gun on that with more than 3. With the semi auto rifle you can have more than 3 (10 is common) but only a .22 or smaller and only a rim fire. If you want a larger cal or centre fire you can only have single shot like a bolt action rifle. Plus all rim fire or centre fire rifles must be on a fire arms licence/certificate.
But really, why would you want to own a bazooka, tank, automatic assault rifle etc, ... unless u are part of a gun club? It has always confused me that in US, u can get married, join the military & go to war, but not allowed to go to a bar for a beer...? 😵💫🤔 Doesn't make sense to me...
If I ever moved to USA I would have never done that, I would not want my kids do it. I have seen it on TV and it had Nazi vibes. EDIT: But being in UK today is not great. UK is a muslim country now.
The history of our National Health Service (NHS) in the UK, goes back to the end of WW2 and was installed by the Labour government under Clement Attlee, who in my opinion was the greatest prime minister we ever had. A quick history during WW2 in Britain, the King demanded Churchill, the leader of the Conservative party and PM to form a war time coalition government. Attlee who was leader of the Labour party, was put in as deputy PM, he was a socialist who handled the domestic side of the country while Churchill handled the military side of the country. Attlee turned our economy into a war economy, but a socialist economy. Say socialism to an American and their heads explode. And believe it or not but it was extremely popular in Britain. So popular that even Churchills daughter wrote how great it was and it should continue after WW2. And thats what happened. After WW2 Attlee won in a landslide victory against Churchill in the next election. He brought in massive economic reforms. He nationalised all our industries, built new roads, railways, schools, housing, colleges, national jobs plan, workers rights and national minimum wage, our GDP grew every year, but he especially created our NHS. A healthcare services, free to the point of use, its not a charity, it comes out of our taxes. A right not a privilege. No middlemen insurance companies, no extra costs, no denial, not tied to your employer. Everyone has access. We went from a war state to a welfare state. The welfare of the country. Sadly now there's a lot of nefarious politicians who want to try and take away this great institution. If they did there would be literally blood on the streets. Attlee did an amazing amount to rebuild the country in his 5 years.
I'm sure that I read somewhere that you need a special licence to own an AFV with a working, i.e. fireable gun. I also read that you can't keep the breech block permanently on the gun, and you can only fire solid rounds. Still it would be good fun to park up an watch a traffic warden trying to put a ticket on it.
Ireland has 30 days PTO (10 public + 20 leave) + max 48 hour week with OT. A right/entitlement/mandatory - all that. One two-week block of leave is mandated every year + any illness during leave is not counted. From last year statutory, 5 paid sick days per year, by 2026 expected to be 10 days (@70% normal pay). Dude here head-hunted for US head office role, he negotiated to work under Irish labour laws - his colleagues think he must be part time with all the leave he takes + the sick leave + LOL, if he gets pregnant, he can get 26 weeks paid maternity +extra 16 weeks unpaid.
Hi Aged 18 appendix removed, Age 25 Laparotomy., splenectomy 2 biopsies and six month of chemo. Years of follow up. Three children in between. Age 64 Scans, biopsy and chemo again . Now 72 and still having follow up treatment. I have a rare incurable cancer for the last 45 years which is managed by the NHS. I have lots of other medical problems which are taken care of. I have not paid one penny for all the treatment which is second to none. If I lived in America I would be dead because I could not afford the health care there. America needs an health care overhaul. Thank you Nye Bevan.
I was diagnosed type 1 diabetes and had to tell the NHS to back off a bit because they gave sooo much support it was insane! Had appts with a dietitian, diabetic consultant, chiropodist, optometrist, diabetic nurse, blood tests taken, given a course to learn calculating right amount of insulin, diabetic support groups, gp appointment, free prescriptions... People in the UK shit on the NHS but urgent care and other things that have a lot of risk attached like new diabetics we are world leading! If you aren't at risk of dying it can take a while to be seen but it's still amazing
It's not free, it's paid for with taxes. So when you need ANY medical /operation/diagnosis/long term illness support/ambulance, both land and air and all medicines(charges about 10 dollars for whatever, each time you visit) it's always available 'free' at point of use. As for taxes we pay less than Americans -about 20% less-you have to add in your horrendous "health" insurance premiums which dont always pay fully for the medical need. Well Connor you are correct, America is a business not a country. Every law is geared towards the benefit of business, not the public. Thats why you have poor food regs, poor education (unless you are rich) poor work rules - less holidays, low pay, sick days, maternity leave , work life balance.etc etc and very bad health terms. You can own a gun in the UK-not a tank or a bazooka but quite a lot of different firearms (look it up on the internet) BUT YOU HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHAT YOU WANT IF FOR. ( SELF DEFENCE WONT WASH) IF YOUR NEED IS FOR A GOOD REASON-RANCHER/RANGER/SPORT/HOME OWNER THREATENED BY WILD ANIMALS THEN YES. you will have to have a full medical plus a psychology test-to see if you are sane. Then have your license (renewable yearly) agreed by the chief of police. Your fire arm must be locked away in a glassless cupboard and the ammo in another cupboard in a separate room. Guns are NOT toys for macho idiots, they are KILLING machines and NEED a fully responsible person in control of one. The ONLY people who gain out of gun ownership in America is the NRA (Big Business again) its a money thing and they make dam sure Americans believe the b/s about freedom!!! If you NEED a gun to be free, then you really are not free.
The US pledge of allegiance got to be one of the creepiest, culty things ever.
this you said and the default circumcision which it's both creepy and criminal. how can you allow your perfect newborn baby being mutilated because of religion or clearly fake medical myths.
US is like an insecure clingy ex. Pledge your love to me! Wave my flag! Oh you want to leave? FINE! Only if you renounce your citizenship!
Especially when you see that they used to do the Roman Salute before it was later popularised during Uncle Adolphs European Tour
@@dogstar75iirc they only stopped that in the 60s. Which makes it even worse imo.
@ Apparently, it was officially replaced by the hand-over-heart salute when Congress amended the Flag Code on December 22, 1942.
To quote Nye Bevan “Illness is neither an indulgence for which people have to pay, nor an offence for which they should be penalised, but a misfortune the cost of which should be shared by the community.”
And Mrs. Thatcher took that personally.
@@pologoone6639 Thatcher did a lot for the NHS. She made people sick! 🤣🤣🤣
Take THAT, Mr. Trump 😊.
@@pologoone6639 I worked in the NHS when Thatcher was in power. She brought in contract cleaning and cooking, but always said 'The NHS is safe in our hands'.
Healthcare in the UK is free at the point of contact. We all pay for it with our taxes.
I am perfectly happy to do so because it means that when myself and everyone else will get the care that we need, when we need it! It is not communism and healthcare is NOT a privilege it IS a human right!!
Connor, the NHS is paid for through taxes. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland don’t charge for prescriptions. There’s a charge of £9.90 per item per month in England. Even then not everyone pays. I’m over 60 so I don’t pay. Children’s medication is free to parents. If you need surgery, there’s no extra charge, it’s been covered by taxes. If you need an ambulance, there’s no charge. It isn’t perfect and there are waiting lists for non-emergencies but there’s no charge. If you have a heart attack you’re seen straight away. The NHS does have it’s problems. It’s really difficult to get an NHS dentist. There’s long waiting lists and a shortage of hospital beds. But you won’t get an astronomical bill that will bankrupt you. I’ve tried to give a simple explanation. To those in the UK, I know I know the NHS has it’s faults and problems but I would rather that than the situation in the US.
It’s not per item per month. It’s per item. Or you can pay that per month for as many prescriptions as you need. I pay about £10 and get about 7 or 8 a month for that fee.
I pay £30 for a three month prescription pre payment which covers all medication, I need two inhalers a month, that’s £20 a month, it’s a no brainier to pay the £30.
@ I was trying to simplify my comment. I know about paying in advance to get it cheaper
@@Ian-ev5tg I know about pre-payment certificates. If you have an ongoing medical issue that needs more than a one off prescription then it’s per month. I was trying not to complicate my comment so that Connor would get a rough idea.
also, you can be medically exempt from paying the prescription charge.
Allowed to own a gun has nothing to do with ‘feeling free’ because feeling everyday-safe and being able to move around without any fear is real freedom!
And you can own guns, you just need to qualify aand know the rules. And killing is illegal, besides being immoral.
Also, without a Second Amendment right to bear arms we aren't free to organise active shooter drills for kindergarten kids
I think Americas fail to understand how little we have to fear, becasue we know that the chances of some one in the street having a guna are so so so small and about 200 people are year in total are shot in the UK each year (compred to 20,000 in the US or 40,000 if you include suicides).
It like paying for health care. 99% of people in the UK only ever thing about "guns" when the word "US" or "America" comes up. and 99.9% of the UK population will never see a gun out side of a musem, or watching the guards in London.
I would like to know how many americas in the last year have had a shooting in there town and if so how many, In the UK there have been about 2 or 3 notifiable shooting in the entire country in the last 5 years!
What do Amerians things about knife crime, the levels are simular per person in UK and US, do people in the US fear getting stabbed, for amerians maybe think how you feel about knife crime, and then consider gun crime in the UK is much lower than that level.
So tired of hearing Americans moan about their healthcare, you vote for capitalism, it's not a society that cares for each other, you hate the word socialism. it's YOUR fault.
exactly👍
American’s think that Social Healthcare is communism!
Exactly! Same with their horrible infrastructure, big trucks, lack of trains/trams/busses (that have their own lane), potholes, no walkability, no cyclists, poisonous food, gun laws, rape culture, their obsession with serial killers etc etc. They get what they asked for, they deserve it.
"USA USA USA, best country in the world". Yeah buddy, you guys are not even in the TOP20.
Capitalism pays for the NHS and all socialist spending
Well, socialism is something completely different.
Having a country where people have decided to pay higher tax so as to have free healthcare is not really socialism.
In a system with real socialism, the state owns and controls all production, industries etc.
One mistake many people make is to associate paying tax with socialism.
Not a single western nation has a socialistic economy. All western nations are based on a capitalistic economical system.
If paying tax to fund something specific is socialism, USA would be the biggest socialistic nation in the western world (how is the US military funded again?)
The difference between USA and Europe is simply that in the European culture, free healthcare and education for all are considered basic human rights.
It's simply a choice. A country choose the model and the system they want to live under. The economy model will always be capitalistic but how much tax a people agree to pay and what the tax money shall pay for will always be a decision based on what the people want in the various countries.
Real socialism is an entirely different thing.
European nations may be considered capitalistic with human integrity where all citizens shall have access to the exact same basic services like healthcare and education. Nothing is free so of course, if a people want these services the deal to get them is higher taxes than in America.
However, the actual difference is cost between America and Europe is actually not as big as many people tend to believe.
In America, getting seriously sick or hurt can ruin a family. This is not the case in Europe, but which system a people want solely depends on what the people are prepared to pay to get it.
Absolutely no one in the uk votes for someone thinking about religion. I have never heard someone in parliament mention god . Just doesn’t happen
Exactly, people and their sky fairies need to stay out of politics.
It's funny that on paper the US has the separation of church and state, yet in reality religion factors into their politics more then any other western nation.
There was UK version of Breaking Bad. A teacher was diagnosed with cancer. He didn't need to pay for his treatment. It was very dull and lasted 3 minutes.
The Australian series was also 3 minutes long
He also gets paid sick leave while he is off work.
@ he can also walk to the chemist if he chooses instead of relying on a car, without the fear of getting shot or questioned by police why he’s walking.
They should have done a Canadian version where he illegally emigrates to Canada and uses a fake identity to take advantage of their health service. Would be gripping stuff, imagine the tense border crossing scenes 🤣
@ American border control asking him if he has a sled and igloo booked to use once he crosses!
My mum and her American friend had near identical situations a year apart that really highlights the health care difference. My mum (and her American friend a year later) both had tumours in their colon. Both were told they had 3 of the 4 indicators of cancer after a biopsy. Mum had her first appointment at a doctor's and within a month that tumour was removed. It was found to be cancerous but hadn't spread so she's cancer free. No money other than £9 for pain prescription after surgery. Her American friend also had her tumour removed but it turned out to be non-cancerous which meant it wasn't covered in her surgery and was therefore deemed "unnecessary" surgery. I guess she was supposed to live with a painful tumour in her colon?? She was given a bill for 100s of 1000s of dollars. Her and her partner, who had high flying jobs, had to return to work, cash in their life savings, borrow money from their adult children, sell their house and move to a tiny place in their late 60s. It's absolutely insane. There was nothing she did wrong yet now they are saddled with an insanely huge bill and debt until they die. The irony is she would have been better off had the tumour been cancerous. It's so unfair and so wrong that this is happening in the richest nation in the world, but I guess that's why you're rich. America wrings all the money it can out of their citizens. It's time it changed.
Scandalous!
I broke my back last year. Every second of care from the hospital the local doctors, physiotherapist, Ocupational therapist, prescribed medicine and treatment, aids to walk….ALL FREE. oh and I forgot the Ambulance. Obviously I have already paid into the NHS during my working life so it’s technically not free but is when medical care is needed. ( Edited due to being torn to shreds for not being totally right..!)
Any medical care is free: that's the point! Reform UK thinks the US system is better.
Don't worry about the ambulance, the paramedics tend to bring their own.
😂@@c_n_bsavage
Same. Fractured pelvis last May. Everything up until now (still having physio) has been bill free
@@c_n_b Hah! Love it.
You can own a tank in the UK, just remember to clean it and care for the fish.
you actually can own an actual tank as well
@@andyf4292 plenty of UK tanks are road registered.
THats a nice pommie answer 🙂Joe
There’s not one person in UK has been made bankrupt receiving any medical treatment, from minor treatment to the most major surgery or long term treatment or care in hospital
They have been denied treatment because the treatment wasn't in the good of the community. Too exclusive or too expensive.
@@Mauther There is also denied treatment in the USA, when the health insurance decides not to pay for any treatment
@@Westcountrynordic Yeah, but in the USA you can go to another carrier or take the case to court. NIH is the government, so there is no recourse. In extreme cases they've prevented patients from leaving the country to seek alternative care. Extreme cases to be sure, but it has happened. Both systems have flaws
@@Mauther how many people have died from lack of or limited access to health care in the USA compared to the UK? I'd say the USA would flog the UK in that number. Secondly, how many UK citizens have been bankrupted by medical costs which in itself ends in worse circumstances for the patient both economically, emotionally, mentally and as a result lower physical health? I'd say the USA flogs the UK infinitum in that. A free public health system is far better than any equivalence health system in the USa, unless you can afford it.
@@somefatbugger In the US your not denied life saving care if you don't have insurance. If your rolled into an emergency room, they have to treat you. In the UK, it's a budget issue. That's why the UK flogs the US on cancer failure. That's why Canada's Health system began pushing MAID to reduce budget shortfalls. The fact that you think any system is "free" indicates you don't really understand anything.
Uk here. Healthcare is not a business opportunity, it’s a human right! We pay national insurance taxes which essentially cover NHS and unemployment benefits, it’s a small amount. I had brain surgery back in 2000, cost me nothing, and society benefits as I’m still alive to contribute to society .. so even looking at it from a purely financial standpoint, a national healthcare system makes sense. If I lived in the states, I’d be dead now or totally broke.
@LumpyMoose NI is not for the NHS, National Insuranace is paid out to current State Pensions and payments to people who don't work. The NHS is financed out of general taxation, not an employment tax. I'm a pensioner, not working, not employed but still pay income tax and roughly 4% of the income tax is for the NHS bill of over 200 Billion GBP.
When you people have to start paying your fair share for NATO protection, you'll be looking at a whole new situation.
@@billolsen4360 The UK is paying its fair share The UK is the second biggest overall spender in Nato, putting nearly £50bn into defence annually compared to Germany’s £45bn, France’s £42bn and Italy’s £20bn.
During the 2014 summit, all NATO members agreed to spend at least 2% of their GDPs on defense by 2025. In 2017, only four nations met the threshold: The United States (3.6%), Greece (2.4%), the United Kingdom (2.1%), and Poland (2.0%). However, by 2023, 11 countries were meeting the percentage target.
Poland 3.9%
United States 3.49%
Greece 3.01%
Estonia 2.73%
Lithuania 2.54%
Finland 2.45%
Romania 2.44%
Hungary 2.43%
Latvia 2.27%
United Kingdom 2.07% So yes us people are paying our fair share for NATO.
@@Robbiewestoby Excellent education for those who don't know the facts...or don't care to check.
its fcking crazy to me thinking that i would have to pay something to get healthy. If youre poor you die? What kind of absolute distopia is that
It’s called the American dream
One that makes companies money
More sick the better
@@stevenclarke5606mate I'd take that dream over mass child pdf files being protected here. And being jailed for telling the truth about whis doing it.
Your statement is so full of ignorance, where do I start?
@billolsen4360 please do bill. We're all waiting?
You're right Connor , her videos are very good but don't put yourself down , your videos are also very good and always interesting. As a Brit I always find your videos a great watch. Keep up the great work.
We all love you, Connor! 😆
@@joannasimmonds3706 Stretchijng it a bit there , we all love Connor is a bit of an over statement to be sure ,
Admit it: you love him. @@lailachopperchops9290
We Brits may not be able to own an assault rifle but on the up-side - gun deaths including mass school shootings are a scarce phenomenon. Thank God. The right to bear arms amendment has done you no favors. It was written when it took 5 minutes to load one musket ball and there was a need for a militia (to supplement a small standing army).
You can own a fully automated weapon in uk. Depends how many hoops you want to jump through. If you classed as an an armourer ÿou can own anything.. where do you think film/police weapons come from.
@@michaelsedgebeer5080Yup just heavily regulated which is fine by me I don't want some simple Simon running about with an AR15 because he thinks it's cool. 😂
I'm English and I like the right to bear arms. My thing with Americans is the 2nd amendment.
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed"
Well regulated.
"I've not said that pledge for 13 years but i still remember it"
There's a word for that.....
Indoctrination 😂
@davidbirch6893 or another word for it - brainwashing or downright lying to people.
And the flags everywhere and lack of access to information from (or about) the 95% of the world outside of the US borders. When we talk about North Korea we use words like, "cult". Connor, and the others like him, should be applauded and supported for their curiosity. But who's watching? Not many Americans, no doubt.
@@WIDGI You shouldn't spout lies.
I thought the word was religion.
@@billolsen4360 We are eagerly awaiting you to back that up with evidence.
In support of the original posters claim ........ MAGAs saying "Get rid of Obarma Care but keep the Affordable Care Act", and then so many people in the USA are ignorant of how Tariffs actually work. That's just 2 for starters.
I think part of the issue is how freedom is defined on either side of the Atlantic. We have the freedom of NOT fearing gun-crime, you have the freedom to own a gun. I know what I prefer.
Hi Connor, In december I spent 3 days in hospital after an operation for kidney stones, I returned as an outpatient last tuesday to have a stent removed, my bill was £2 for the car park.....I'm 75 and have type 2 diabetes, I've never paid a penny for my medication, in fact I've never paid for any medical treatment for my entire life other than prescription charges between 16 years of age and when I was diagnosed with type 2 at 55....no one over 60 or with a lifelong issue pays a prescription charge...those who do pay for each item it's £9.90 although you can buy a prescription prepayment certificate which costs £114.50 for one year...and yes, if you needed a heart transplant and a heart was available it would all be free...ain't socialised health care a bitch!
One of my sons was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 17. Not only was his treatment free, so is the insulin, even though he is under 60. Not only that, but when he was at university, there were perks at being considered "disabled" with a room in halls, and a free laptop. Not sure if that still applies but it was very welcome.
You've paid thousands in NI over the decades, so you did pay.
@@RighAlban We know how that we pay through our taxes. We are not thick. But, going by the cost of my two Caesarians, basing the cost on my American cousin's fees, I have not. Then, my tax covers much more than the NHS fees, it covers various aspects of infrastructure, education, State pension, and loads of other services. I pay more council tax than income tax now I am only part time employed. My son is a higher tax payer and jokes he had already easily paid for his birth and possibly that of his brother as well. It all evens out really. No one is abandoned to a Breaking Bad situation. It is humane and is based on Christian and philanthropic principals.
@@RighAlban of course I paid via my NI contributions, however, nowhere near as much as I would have paid had the NHS not existed, and remember those payments also covered my state pension which is £1,000 every 4 weeks...I retired 10 years ago and throughout my working life I paid, on average, 9% of my income in NI, a bargain in my opinion and I don't begrudge a single penny....I've already had well over £120,000 back in pension alone.
So, you have never paid taxes, eh?
Standard cost for tuition in university education is currently £9250 per year up to a max of about £11,000 per year for accelerated courses. Foreign students pay more - can be up to £38000 per year for the top unis (Oxbridge)
I developed sepsis last summer, an ambulance was called and arrived about 45 minutes later but before it arrived paramedics got to me and carried out initial treatment which allowed me to survive until I got to hospital. I was in hospital for seven days and underwent x rays, ultrasounds and daily blood tests etc, All medication was administered, toiletries provided until I could have my own brought into me from home and all meals provided.
All of this was provided for me and I had to pay nothing to the NHS.
I got it in Sweden 4 months ago. Got intensive care and a emergency operation on my left kidney. I'm 35 years old and only realized I was probably not doing too well when the nurse came in and said "we are going to give you some (nor)adrenaline" I had to pay about 1350kr ($120) for 9 days in the hospital and a day or two in intensive care. The two operations to fix the underlying problem cost me nothing(first failed) Going private were going to cost $15000 per attempt not including days in the hospital.
So your basically saying you got free healthcare at the expense of the hard working tax payer and you haven't contributed? If not and you also work hard your tax and everybody elses tax helps these treatments to be paid for so technically you did pay for NHS treatment.
No they are not. They are saying they paid nothing to the NHS. Like you wouldn’t in same situation. It is paid out of taxes.
@@deanmadnut2614 Are you trying to be obtuse, if you are you are not succeeding ? No, I am not basically saying I got free healthcare at the expense of the UK tax payer; I am seventy years and other than the years I spent raising my family I have worked and contributed to the NHS, so my treatment was not at the expense of other taxpayers and secondly; my statement that I had to pay nothing to the NHS is correct. At no time did I say my treatment was 'free'. Certainly *in the past* money has changed hands from myself to the state for healthcare to be provided to anyone eligible for it in the UK but at the time of me receiving my treatment last year no payment was required from me.
Compare this against the US system: this necessitates that a person must pay for on going health insurance whether required or not, ( which is similar to the UK system since in UK this element is covered by an individual's regular tax payments), but still requires a person to pay get more still, and often large amounts, at the point where healthcare is needed.
@ Well that is how insurance works, pretty much. A large group of people pay into a pool of money to mitigate risk. 99% of people know this. It's just amazing to me how US healthcare is so expensive.
Sarcasm noted, McJibbin, but we can own an assault rifle, we just don't feel the need like US citizens!
Typical Brit superiority. You've always had it towards Malaysia, Egypt, Nigeria, France, South Africa, the list goes on.
@@billolsen4360. You wouldn't be jealous by any chance?
@@billolsen4360 Like the US is not planning to invade Mexico, Canada, Panama and Greenland to mention a few. Double standards but that's what the world has come to expect from brainwashed MAGA morons. Why is your new draft dodging, rapist, convicted felon, failed business man, gutless coward of a President, and sorry excuse of an orange blob is saying this? Sounds like "Typical American Superiority" to me.
We don't need guns.
Your 16 year olds have driving licences, ours have passports 😂😂
UK
More passports than driving licenses..
USA
More driving licenses than passports... then they claim "freedom".. work that one out.
Can drive a lethal weapon yet not responsible enough to buy a beer till 5 years later 😂
And Muslim pimps with state protection
They don't actually have a test like us either.
Driving next to an American.
No MOT, no driving test, insurance maybe.
That's why it's the wild west.
@@thefiestaguy8831 If you live in the US there's a lots of places very interesting, diverse and fun places you can travel to that you don't have in restrictive little places like the UK. I've had a passport since I was 15 yo btw.
3:25 It's free at the point of service. You pay for healthcare through your taxes. Because the NHS is a non-for profit system the cost per capita is approximately $5,500. The for-profit US healthcare system costs over $12,500 per capita. The US is the only industrialized nation in the world that allows a for-profit insurance company to stand between a patient and doctor for necessary care. 60,000 Americans die yearly due to inability to afford healthcare and another 500,000 are forced to file for bankruptcy. You honestly don't know this?
I can't tell from the phrasing if you know, but that $12500 is public spending. That is what they spend not covering all of Americans only some and only with very poor cover, and does not include anything people spend on private health insurance.
On the point of making a judgement on how likely you are to need surgery, consider this. How can you make a judgement on not being injured in a car accident? On not getting appendicitis? On not getting tonsillitis? On not falling and breaking an arm? That's not a judgement Connor, it's a risky gamble.
UK University fees are £9,250 $11,264 a year and international students fees start at £11,400 $13,882 a year.
and you only pay it back when you start earning over a certain mount
@@lewiskellett5654yup wipes out at 65 too if you haven't paid it back
I'm just glad I went when it was free.
And a student loan is cancelled if you haven't paid it off after so many years.
I'm in Scotland UK. 3 years ago I broke my ankle, an ambulance took me to the nearest A&E(ER), x-rays showed it was broken in 3 places and would need surgery at a hospital in the city, I was transferred by ambulance. The surgery couldn't be done for 2 days because of medication I was already on and then was postponed twice because the theatre was needed for emergencies. After surgery I had some physiotherapy and was then discharged. I was taken home by ambulance (20 miles). Over the next few months there were a few checkups and several physiotherapy sessions.
Total cost to me; £0
Be bankrupt from the transport alone in the states.
Ambulance cost is diabolical for them
And you don't pay your taxes, correct?
@billolsen4360 shhh don't tell everyone
@@billolsen4360
Have no choice.
VAT and purchase taxes
@@billolsen4360employed people pay tax, everyone has access to the NHS. If someone is 75 then they'll have paid tax for decades, and even if someone hasn't then are we going to let someone in need of healthcare go without? No of course not.
I needed exploratory surgery to see what was wrong with me, it turned out my intestines had wrapped around themselves, cut off their own blood supply and died. My first operation was 13hrs long, I had 7 more operations in the following 2 weeks. Was in a coma for that whole time. I spent 4 months in hospital recovering and left needing colostomy bags, medication and daily iv fluids. I was given a pump, a fridge and the fluids were delivered to my house every week. I then went on to have 5 more operations to fix things spent about another 6 months in hospital. I saw specialist doctors and nurses. I never paid a single penny.
I'm from Sweden and we have a little bit different healthcare system than in the UK, but it is also free when you need it and paid through our taxes. Since you mentioned cancer and chemotherapy, then yes it is indeed free here. My dad had cancer and he needed both chemotherapy, medication, surgery and radiation treatment, and the full treatment plan took more than 5 years before he was declared free from cancer. All of this was completely free, the only cost we had was the car fuel when he needed to go between our home and the hospital.
In sweden you can get a assault rifle for free! Just join the defens forces! :) actually my dad has had both canser treatment and a 9mm gun for free in his life because he needed it att the time. UK people are always saying "its not free its payed by taxes", and American say "its not free its comunism"! :)
I'm having treatment for cancer in the UK at the moment. I've had major surgery, now having chemotherapy, and will be on a maintenance treatment for at least two years once the chemo ends, with regular scans and blood tests for ten years. Everything has happened very quickly, and I can't fault the NHS.
And I meant to add, all free at the point of use.
@@pinknylon1121 I wish you the best of luck, I know it's extremely taxing! 🌸
It's not free. You are taxed for it. Governments can't pull money out of thin air to pay nurses, physicians, therapists, technicians or construction companies to build hospitals or manufacturers to provide equipment nor pharmaceuticals.
Why on earth would any Britannia Brit want to own a gun? We dont live our lives in fear like the US.
Every town and city has frightening neighborhoods. Generation after generation have raised thugs. The danger factor is everywhere. The US doesn't want a safe society.
Britannia Brits are so saintly, only using guns to mow down unlucky 3rd world people with dark skin or those closeby who want to be Catholic, in places such as Amritsar Punjab and Derry.
I am a cancer patient and was also self employed before becoming ill. I paid national insurance which was a small amount of my income, much less than private health insurance but even if I hadn't paid that I would still get free treatment. When my daughter needed an ambulance and hospital treatment it cost zero even though she had never paid any national insurance at that age (19) due to being a student. All my treatment, scans, chemo, huge abdominal surgery, immunotherapy and now maintenance treatment, there is no charge for it. As I am over 60 all my prescriptions for meds such as blood pressure pills, statins etc are free because of my age, ditto for childrens prescriptions. For years I had free cervical smears and mammograms to screen for cancer.
Since I turned 60 two years ago, I have invited to have multiple tests for all manner of medical conditions "especially cancers", in December 23 I was invited to see a nurse to speak about bladder "problems" and any other questions while there, I mentioned that I was having chest pain while walking my dog, the mood changed very quickly, within a couple of days I had seen two doctors and then a consultant, within the week I was in hospital having heart surgery, I was able to leave the hospital the same day, I was back less than a month later and fitted with a portable heart monitor for 24 hours, I received a letter a week later to let me know that the surgery was doing exactly what it was intended to do. The above is not only open to those over 60, anyone with a family history of cancer or heart disease and many others will be screened for those and other illnesses etc and this is not changed for, prevention is cheaper than curing most illnesses. By the way, we can own assault rifles etc in the UK, learn before you spout lies.
Are you one of those Brits who's never paid taxes? We screen old people for disorders related to family history in the US, too.
@@billolsen4360No but you’re one of those yanks that are ignorant.. where did he say he didn’t pay tax..?
@billolsen4360 are you one of those people who believe only what you want to believe and sod the truth? I pay my taxes like everyone else (except for the wealthy who would rather pay an accountant to sort it so that don't pay anything if possible).
@@billolsen4360Yes the NHS is paid for through taxation BUT if you are unemployed, retired, medically unable to work or on a very low income it is literally free. Also the level of taxation is a fraction of US insurance payments. Don't try and twist comments to your agenda.
@@billolsen4360 Actually there is not one adult person in the UK who does not pay taxes eg.VAT. It all goes into the same pot.
We have actual TV adverts here in the UK encouraging us to go visit a doctor if we think something is wrong, just in case it might be cancer. Not only is this better for the individual with a greater chance of survival, but cheaper for the taxpayer, so everyone wins.
Yes, in the UK it is legal to own guns and tanks as private citizens. You just need a licence, which you can apply for with your local police.
Not handguns or semi/automatic assault weapons.
@@rattywoof5259I think you'd be very surprised inded as to what it _is_ perfectly legal to own, _if_ you have good reason to do so.
@@rattywoof5259 Hand guns, Sub machine guns and Semi automatic weapons are all legal in the UK under strict regulations.
The same in Denmark 🇩🇰
@@gitaryddcymraeg8816 Yes, it's a common - although erroneous - belief that 'guns are prohibited in the UK'. They are merely strictly regulated, which is as it should be, IMO as a former licence holder.
I'm 38 and have lived in the UK my entire life. Never have i had a drivers license nor ever felt the need to drive.
Our little island is pretty freaking small and you can go from one side of it to the other on a train in about 3 hours. Going from top to bottom or bottom to top takes a few more hours, largely because of the shape of the island so you kind of have to go along the southern coast some distance before you have a straight path north but its still something you can do ina day and still have at least half the day left to enjoy the new location.
A 2023 study published in the American Journal of Public Health estimated that 35,327 to 44,789 people between the ages of 18 and 64 died in the U.S. each year due to lack of health insurance.
That number is zero in the uk because the NHS is funded by tax.
The uk system is cheaper per person and has better outcomes.
I'm 58 and I've never had a driving licence.
A ‘copay’ is what we would term an insurance ‘excess’.
dude, im 44 live in north london. i dont have a driving license, i do have motorcycle license but havnt had a bike for 17years. i live in enfield.
2min walk to the supermarket.
15min bus ride to enfield town centre where all shops and restaurants are.
5min walk, 20min train to liverpool st central london.
or 5min walk, 10min train to the underground station and then i can get any part of central london within 30mins.
ive worked in central london most my life and a car has always been slower than public transport, even when i worked in hampsted that is also north london public transport was quicker than a motorcycle that can go 150mph and filter through traffic, even though the route of public transport meant i had to go all the way into central london kings cross and then make way back out up to hampsted.
I'm from England. I hadn't been to the doctor in 20 years. I just don't get sick. When I turned 40 a few weeks ago, I received a text message from my doctor's surgery offering me a free medical check because I hadn't been in for so long and had reached a particular age. When I walked in, they tested everything and gave me a thorough health check. Even a prostate examination. To be honest, I believe that is why my doctor called me in. It wasn't about my health, the doctor just wanted to tickle my bum. It was free and i enjoyed myself anyway. Lol
i had the same experience when i turned 50 .. the bugger didnt even offer to buy me a meal before tampering with me 😭😭😭
Awesome! I'm 39 this year, maybe I have free bum fun in my future! 😂
You should pay your taxes!!
@billolsen4360 I would happily pay extra for that kind of service.
Pervert.
I had a heart attack in 2018. I was picked up by ambulance within 10 mins, taken to the local hospital where I spent 24 hours in ICU, followed by a week on a ward under treatment and observation. I had an angiogram, echo-cardiogram and daily ECGs. When I was discharged I spent a further month undergoing cardio rehab. The cost to me for this entire process was zero.
My employer allowed me three months off on full pay to recover.
UK healthcare is free at the point of delivery. Of course our health system is paid for through taxation, and most people have to pay a nominal prescription charge for drugs (£9.90 at this moment) however there are exemptions for this charge, and if you need regular medicines (as I do) you can pay for a year at a much discounted rate.
people are a country's assets. Helping them helps the country. Somehow the US is allergic to invest in its people. Maybe because they are no longer allowed to own them... And god forbid they have a will of their own...
You might drop her a DM to ask re reacting if you havent. You are always good at providing details and subscribing and liking videos. It really made me think about content creators and reactions. ❤
The Healthcare provide by the NHS is 'free' at point of service but we pay for this service with taxes.
Students that come over here to study, they are required to pay an immigration health surcharge of £470 to get access to the NHS for that year. US students are specifically told if they feel ill "Go to the doctor" and not try and soilder through, because the doctor visits and all medical expenses are already paided for that year.
She just reversed your gun control point. We're free to not be shot by guns. I never dream of being shot. Check mate, mate.
I’m 51 and have never wanted or needed a driver’s license. I get everywhere by train and bus. No problem. It can be expensive at times, but you can’t fault the ease with which you can get around all parts of the country.
Cars are more expensive.
''All parts of the country''? I recently had to travel by bus to the next town to pick up a hire car whilst mine was being worked on for a couple days. That journey would take 20 minutes in my car, max. On the bus it took 1 hour and 15 mins, not including the walk to the bus stop, and then the walk to the car hire at the other end. Let's say 1 and a half hours. One way! I will NEVER give up my car. It would be insane.
@ Up to you. I was talking personally for my needs, and specifically with the rail network in mind. It takes a lot of stick over here, and yes, prices are increasing, but the connectivity is great. - I’ve never once missed not having a car.
Same. People make fun of me for not having a driver's license.
Two years ago, I got sepsis in my left foot and nearly died.
I had two or three surgeries to remove infected tissue and was told I would probably need an amputation. To be certain, they referred me to two of the best consultants in the country.
I was told that advanced surgery techniques had a 5-10% chance of saving my foot. Both consultants wanted to try, saying they would want to try everything if it were their foot. A 12 hour surgery followed.
A year later, I had another surgery, a very minor one. Total time in hospital, about three months. I have had regular appointments ever since to .monitor my recovery.
Total cost of all of that: nothing. Even my medication is absolutely free..
I broke my leg twice around covid. I had to stay in hospital and the care i received was top notch. Love our nhs.
I got appendicitis two years ago. Had a stomach ache on the Saturday, same on Sunday morning.
Sunday lunchtime I phoned the NHS 111 helpline and they booked me into the local walk-in centre.
The doctor examined me and said I very likely had appendicitis, and booked me into surgical assessment at the local hospital that afternoon.
I got examined at the hospital (no waiting) and was admitted for appendicitis. I got a CAT scan first thing Monday morning and was booked for surgery immediately. After the operation I was kept in for a further three days, as the appendix had partially burst, and given oxygen and intravenous antibiotics. On the final day I was prescribed a further five days of antibiotics and sent home. I was offered three meals a day (at no extra cost), but I ate very little, given my condition.
I didn't have to fill in any forms or pay any charges or fees. They only information they asked from me was name, address, and NHS number, if I knew it.
As a Brit, I have to admit I've never seen America as being more free, just different. While Britain tends to value tradition, I tend to think of America as a big corporate business with a large dose of Christianity to give it a moral centre. I mean, Americans literally have God on their money. It says 'in God we trust'. I remember Chris Rock joking "All my life I've been looking for God and he's right in my pocket".
You don't seem to know much about the U.S.
@@billolsen4360More than you know about the UK ..🙄
Aussie here and yes free health care is you go to hospital and get treated, come home and owe nothing if you want plastic surgery for a nicer nose you pay for it, we certainly don't have a perfect system but I truly feel sorry for US citizens that they feel that they are powerless to have universal health care and they have given up on their own system to implement change, plus the US spends 17% of their GDP which is way more than countries with universal health. US is 48th on life expectancy 79 years in Oz it is 84.
Better now than what it was when I lived there in the early 80s!!
Do you get called in for free and sometimes regular health screening checks such as smear tests and mammograms for ladies, prostate checks for men as you reach certain ages, with no cost attached, as in the UK and probably a lot of the civilised world?
I HAD BREAST CANCER,had the breast off,6 doses of chemo,15 of radiation,10 years of follow up,had all my lymph nodes out,got a huge box of creams,lotions ,perfume(calvin clein)makeup not cheap stuff a prosthesis,a beautiful auburn wig,this was 25years ago on the 10th of january,still hear god bless the NHS
Hi from the UK, keep up the good work. On health inthe UK; IT'S NOT FREE. Its paid through taxation, everyone contributes. This means when you need help when your ill, then its available immediately free of charge. You might pay for some medication and optical/dentistry attract charges. But otherwise=free. My example; felt really ill one morning, phoned emergency line, they sent paramedics, they did initial checks and took me to A&E (emergency room). They did further checks and admitted me onto a general ward. Following morning I was transferred onto a new state of the art Heart Facility. Five days of care followed by a heart reset procedure (minor surgery). This was followed in the next 6 months by monitoring and a major heart ablation at Manchester Heart Hospital (one of the best in the country). and continuous monitoring and testing to this date. FREE. Its not a perfect system, lots of flaws and some horror stories from within the NHS but overall, beats everything you have in the US. Simples.
Our tax is way less than Americans health insurance. And it covers more than just the NHS.
It's free at the point of use.
You don't pay if you earn below the tax threshold. But you still get NHS benefits
It's entirely free to people who really need it. There is a whole body of people unable to work for one reason or another who not only pay no tax but are given Social Security, enough to meet their day to day living expenses.
In the states they would be destitute and have virtually no hope of affording healthcare.
@@Ian-ev5tg US 'citizens' also pay tax, some of which is allocated to healthcare. A lot goes towards printing more money.
A simple thing, often overlooked.. Is we get a letter each year ( you can also check online anytine) that breaks down and shows you what your tax payments are used for. The breakdown is from highest to lowest the first 2 for me are welfare 21.6%
Health 20.2%
Defense is 6th at 5.2%
It would be interesting to see the American equivalent
My work colleague was riding home on his Harley when a car just drove into the back of him. Attending was a paramedic first responder, ambulance, police and air ambulance. A broken pelvis and shoulder with two weeks in hospital and now ongoing therapy total cost zero. A lot moan about the service but in times of need it’s very difficult to fault especially the professionalism of the staff.
connor please read this, its my last 8 weeks i was unwell 8 weeks ago, pain in my side, i was taken to hospital im ambulance as it got worse, i was seen quickly, i was put on pain killers, fluids, andtibiotics, and minerasls, drips, i had CT scan, my gallbadder was shot, the tissue had dies, i had infection through my body, the next day i had sugery to remove it. plus 3 meals a day, i was in hospital for 3 days, multiple drips, blood tests, i came home, after 2 weeks, i could not eat, i lost 16 pounds in 2 weeks, went to doctor, more bloods, after another week i was loosing weight, now two things happened, i also had a test to test my poo which showed blood, i have been fast tracked for a lower GI check, camera up the backside, to look for cancer, while my weight loss, has continued, i was to on to diet specialist, who tried me on protein formula's, one a shake and other a juice, my weight has started to stabalise, and i now get protein shakes on precription, because i get free prescriptions, i will get this free from now on till i dont need them, The likely hood i have colon cancer now is very high, and i will be treated for that, in what ever way they see fit, All free of charge, I am 60 years old, I have in my years not paid a penny for treatment
Oh goodness 2011 had a necrotic gallbladder and septic infection running through my guts, emergency surgery to remove my rotten gallbladder and part of my infected liver all this complicated by pancreatitis and my hearts packed in try to struggle with the shock my body was dealing with. Never known pain quite like it. In Furness General Hospital for over a month receiving fantastic care. You have my sympathy 😊
And in America you would get all that too, "free", but you need to have insurance. Do you have insurance on your home, your car, your life? No? Better get on it.
The NHS is free at the point of service meaning that when you need it there is nothing to pay. We pay in another way through a tax called national insurance ( or that was the original design ). Nowadays the government funds the NHS more than NI brings in but the patient still gets it for free. Foreign nationals usually pay a small fee.
I work in a cancer hospital in Liverpool, UK. If the doctor decides to put the patient on chemo/radiotherapy, we will have the patient booked in to start in about 7-10 days, less than 5 if the cancer is aggressive. The patient will then have continuous treatment appointments, alongside consultations, ct scans, mri scans, ultrasound scans, take home medicines such as painkillers, steroids, anti nausia, counselling if you are struggling mentally, blood tests, ecg's etc.
And the patient doesn't pay a penny.
My daughter would've been bankrupt within a week of her cancer treatment had she lived in the US. Her treatment was so fast it made our heads spin.
Right to roam is important to access to land but equally important is that in the UK trespass is usually a civil offence, not a criminal offence and gun ownership is low and if you accidentally trespass you wont get shot at
Connor, you mentioned cancer.
In England you're told if you have a cough for more than 3 weeks you have to go and get checked out.
I'm diabetic, i'm constantly getting texts from my doctors surgery, calling me in.
As for driving, I'm 53 and I don't drive, i get around just fine using public transport.
In America it's embarassing to have to use public transportation, it's like going to a soup kitchen for lunch or to Good Will for used clothes.
How many times do we have to say this to Americans, we pay taxes for everything from the armed forces to health care. That is it, if you are unemployed you pay no taxes but are still covered to the same extent as someone who pays thousands in tax. My wife has a low paid job and 5 years ago she had bowel cancer, it was diagnosed and removed within 2 weeks, she spent aweek in intensive care then two weeks in hospital, no chearge, she then spent 6 months on sick leave from her job on full pay and returned to her job on light duties but still on her full pay. Yes there is a waiting list for non urgent ops but we as a nation would rather wait and let urgent cases be dealt with first because we CARE what happens to people, incidently if you came over and had an accident, we would treat you for free as it would not have been your fault.
As for roaming in the country, there are lots of historic paths across private land but what most people don't know is that you can walk across all and any private land as long as you don't damage it. It is technically trespassing. However it is entirely a civil matter unlike in the USA where it is usually regarded as a criminal offence. If you go and sit in an empty cow field the farmer can literally only take you to court. Which would be ridiculously expensive. If they called the police, the police would tell them to sort it out themselves without violence.
It' s much less restricted in Scotland. I don't understand what sorts of freedoms Americans think the rest of the world has tbh. The only thing I can think of is that it' s cheaper to buy land.
No such law broken in Scotland doing that; we have a law enshrining our Right To Roam.
The farmer can remove you with reasonable force.
Also if the farmer is working, tells you this, then you site there it will likely upgrade to a criminal offence - as intending to disrupt any legal activity while trespassing is a criminal act.
40% of the vast land of America is owned by the public, which makes your "historic paths" across private land sound like a joke. Further, in America you can walk on anybody's land until you are told NOT to, via a sign or verbal instruction. So the farmer can only literally take you to court if he previously told you not to trespass anymore and you defied his rights to his own property.
Kalyn is very good. She definitely deserves more subscribers.
And she is originally from FL.
I've had three eye surgeries in my life. I was born premature & required a 6 week stay in the hospital in the nicu. I have hearing aids. None of that cost me a penny out of my own pocket. Even medication is free (in Scotland and Wales). Also, education is free in Scotland for Scottish citizens. English universities aren't free though
US freedom to, UK/EU freedom from. Huge difference.
Which is why all the innovation, trillion-dollar companies, and entrepreneur spirit are in America.
@@karlbmiles Thankyou for understanding the difference between freedom to and freedom from. Freedom from is merely convenience and safety.
I'm on kidney dialysis. I'm in the hospital 3 times a week for several hours. It's free.
I'm self employed as well, and it's a relief to know I'm always in good hands with the NHS. It's not perfect but when you need it now, it's there for you
In America we have the failing Amtrak, failing postal service, and we mock the inefficiency of the Dept. of Motor Vehicles. We are not looking to have government employees keep us well too.
Interestingly, in terms of jaywalking in UK there is a hierarchy of road users The hierarchy places those road users most at risk in the event of a collision at the top of the hierarchy. It does not remove the need for everyone to behave responsibly. So that accidents with pedestrians and cyclists, then the motorist is at fault. Pedestrians, then cyclists, then motorists is the hierarchy. It is one positive thing the recent Johnson Government did.
My friend in the UK is in his fifties, has no car drivers license, and has a job as a train driver.
Here in Scotland our roaming rights are more flexible, you can pretty much walk anywhere as long as you're not damaging it ( like walking over crops ) . The downside is that land in Scotland is very expensive, and owned by a tiny minority of the population.
We used to have student grants and bursaries which gave students hel with their living costs while in further or higher education. This stopped but they will still get their first degree, HND etc paid for
Yup all covered, the NHS is amazing!
I’m 68 , in the last year I’ve had a bowel cancer screening test a bladder screening test and numerous others tests ( all are normal for people over 65). I also have a number of medical conditions ( which I won’t more you with) so I take a lot of medication, all which is free. I like most Europeans find it baffling that Americans put up with your crazy medical system. And I am so grateful I was born this side of the pond. Conner keep up the good work
They’re rolling out the bowel cancer screening out to 50 years now.. I got a letter last week offering it . ( I’m 56 but it had the other ages on )
Australian here: YES it paid by your taxes. Yes, stents in your heart, chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, your premature baby is in hospital for 3 months - all free because THAT'S WHY you pay taxes. In Australia every taxpayer pays a 1.5% levy on their annual tax for healthcare (not much). The US does not have a healthcare system, it is an insurance racket
Connor .... Sorry, I forgot to mention after my comments about NHS treatments. They are available at the point of need to everyone, which includes the retired (non-rich), unemployed people, homeless people, children (who in most cases do not pay tax or NI contributions ... see previous comment). All that people pay for is a relatively modest charge for prescription drugs (free in Scotland) (some dentistry and opthalmic stuff too). Also the UK has state run (NHS) screening programmes for various cancers. I had a full on bowel cancer screening when I turned 55 at my local hospital (the one with the camera that goes where the sun never shines !!!!!) that has since been followed up by routine less invasive screening every few years (free) ... in fact in the last week (January 2025) it has been announced by the Government that the age when free bowel cancer screening starts is being lowered to 50. Girls are vaccinated against cervical cancer whilst still in school (free). Women have regular breast cancer and cervical cancer screening (free), and children are given a whole raft of vaccinations as babies .... such as measles, mumps and rubella. School children are also given polio and tuberculosis vaccines.
You can catch a train to Paris from Britain through the Channel tunnel. You can take your car on the train too.
There was an E-Sport personality named InControl, he was an American in his early 30s, he had some issues with his legs (blood clot or something), he waited and waited and waited because of this evil healthcare system you have in the US. He went to the hospital at the last minute only when he felt it was now or never. He died there. He was one of the very few charismatic and truly funny guy in the e-sport community. There's thousands of stories like that, even worst ones. Out of the many things American should rebel against, the Healthcare system is probably the first. "Socialist" systems end up costing less, because it's less expensive to treat people at the early stage of an illness. Anyway I know it must be hard to rebel when you've been told since childhood that you live n the best possible country, but I hope to see it one day. It doesn't even have to be a civil war, just go on a massive strike. that's the only way you can change thing relatively peacefully.
The USA is not run for the benefit of the people who live there, but for those who own big businesses. _Everything_ falls out from that - 'health'care, education, policing, food quality, taxes, employment laws, union emasculation, etc, etc, etc.
I’m in the UK I’ve always seen it as the fact that some pay more, some pay less, some need more, some need less. But what that means is that when you do need it it’s there so that you don’t have to worry about going bankrupt. My tax comes out monthly and I don’t really miss it as that’s always been the way. In my lifetime I’ve had two children in hospital and two minor operations, if that was in the USA it probably would still cost more than the UK. I was then diagnosed with a non-malignant brain tumour five years ago. I am currently under one of the best hospitals in the UK, have routine MRI’s every year and when I finally need a major operation will have a icu bed allocated to me afterwards and be cared for in hospital for as long as I need. Afterwards I’ll return home and at no point will I ever be asked for any money. That’s what ‘socialised healthcare’ means. It’s not perfect but i feel blessed to have the NHS to care for me and everyone else in our hour of need.
As a dane I can tell you that free healthcare is free healthcare! No matter how long you have to stay in hospital or how much surgery you need, it will always be free! You can choose which hospital you want to go to. Also it’s free to call an ambulance and get taken to the hospital!
Also our educational system is free. As a matter of fact, if you choose to go to the university and study or if you want a vocational education the government will pay you $1100 pr month for as long as it takes to finish the education😊
Do the people of Greenland have those perks? If so, they should be reminded of it.
@ yes they do! And I agree! Besides the very large amount of money that they receive from us every year, they have the same privilege as us, the danes!
@@marionhansen3627 I hope the the Greenland youths' desire for MacDonald's doesn't sway the vote, then.
@@Lily-Bravo It won’t! There isn’t a snowballs chance in hell that they’re gonna give up on all our benefits and become Americans with no healthcare whatsoever and a nonexistent educational system. Also it’s not bloody likely that they are willing to pay $4000 or more to require an ambulance when they can do that for free under Danish sovereignty!
So, you don't pay your taxes, is that right?
Hi Connor. I got referred to a dermatologist due to a skin condition that wouldn't shift. While there, they spotted a mole on ny arm they were concerned about. 2 weeks later, I was back at the hospital and had it removed. Turned out to not be a problem, but it is so good to know that people who do need it can get fast treatment. The NHS is a miracle, even if it does have problems.
Tuition fees have increased in the UK by 3.1% for 2025-2026 period. The maximum fee is capped at £11,440 ( US $13,900)
International students can pay up to £38,000 (US$43,378)
*England.
University is free in Scotland.
It’s always a thing that I laugh at when I read comments on UA-cam videos, English exceptionalism is as real a thing as the US equivalent, the English assume everything is the same for the other parts of the UK as it is for England. As an English person viewing this thinking that the American system is shit I am going to break the news to you this is how other parts of the UK looks upon England, imagine having to pay for a University Education, prescriptions or eye tests, these things are fundamentally important to the health, welfare and prosperity of a nation but you still choose to vote for shit governments that deny you these fundamental freedoms.
As someone once said "in the UK our laws tell you what you CAN'T do, in the USA they tell you what you CAN do" one gives much more freedom than the other, and it's not the USA
3:20 I don't know about the UK, but I'm from Southern Europe. I went to the ER and to the doctor a ton of times in 2023 (long story short, but I'd been feeling pretty ill ever since I moved back from Belgium, the meds they prescribed weren't helping so they ran some tests, which came inconclusive. I still don't know what made me feel so ill at the end of Summer 2023, but it could be virus / bacteria + stress related reasons. But the thing is, in one of the tests (ultrasound or CT scan, I can't remember) they found a shadow, and then... well, the "I'm feeling ill" issue didn't matter as much, and we moved to more tests to see if I had the big C. It was just a tumour, and I had it removed in less than 2 months later (I came back from Belgium in July, fent sick for a month, went to the ER in late August, they saw the shadow/small lump in September and hat it removed in the first week of November (I was still feeling sick by that virus or whatever that was btw, they almost had to postpone the surgery because I had a 39º fever lol). After *all of this* I didn't have to pay a single thing. Well, I did have to pay like 1€ for some medication I needed, and a couple more euros for medical pads/gauze and iodine, but that was it. Even my antidepressants only cost 1€ a month. My sleeping pills are more expensive, about 1,3€ a month (which is annoying because if I was retired, they'd only cost 70-80c per box/month). I think this paints a picture about how "expensive" healthcare really is for us. You can still go private, and there's some great private hospitals / places, but it's not "necessary" to survive in most cases.
UK healthcare isn’t free every one pays for it with taxation, but when you need medical care it’s free to use
@@stevenclarke5606
But there are people that don't work or pay tax, and children... It's totally free for them.
In the USA you pay TAX and you'd need to buy insurance for every member of your family.
Then pay a premium, co-pay , argue with the insurer with what's covered or not, declare existing medical conditions, and be at the mercy of the is insurance and potentially declare yourself medically bankrupt because there's that cancer/chemo treatment you couldn't afford under said insurance.
But ye "we pay taxes".
Connor girl gone London is from Florida.
Yes in the UK we can own a tank and yes we can own guns. As for the guns it is hard to get a licence to own a gun but it is possible. I do have 2 crossbows here in the UK and that is perfectly legal without a licence.
For me, I have a lifelong critical illness. I've been ventilated many times in my almost 45 years, from 8 months of age.
I could work 100 years more and still not scratch the surface of what the nhs has given me and my family, I'll be forever grateful for the freedom of our national health service.
I also believe that as a nation, because we dont have the right to bear arms, this is also freedom for us. I love America, I've visited America before, and we plan to visit more, but I'd never trade Britain for America.
It isn’t more free
Free is misleading
It is whether the normal person can afford to live like a normal human
No one is really free ... But In England we are a bit more free than most countries. We also understand , Yeah work as much as you need to survive then the rest of the time live your life spend it with your family and friends doing things you want to do.
"England"? UK is a "union" of three sovereign nations and a Province. All have the same amount of freedom. It is one reason why many Scots want toregain their own freedom.
Not most countries in the EU you aren’t
There's the classic story, an American woman tourist had an accident - I think it was a traffic accident - and someone called an ambulance. She frantically protested that she couldn't afford it because her insurance wouldn't cover it. In the end the exasperated ambulance driver said, "It's free. Now get in the f***ing van."
The right of way on UK roads starts with pedestrians then ridden horses and horse drawn vehicles then motorised vehicles. Does not apply on roads where pedestrians and horses are not permitted. As to Student Loans they only start to be repaid with interest once a certain earnings level is reached and are written off after 30 years.
Trains are convenient and generally pretty good - but expensive. The bus network is also great in most areas. The government subsidises bus travel. All seniors get free bus travel, and no journey of any length in Engalnd costs more than £3!
The UK gun laws aren't actually as strict as people think. You could own many semi-automatic rifles if they're 22 calibre. Including an Uzi. The biggest bans are for handguns because they're easy to conceal.
Semi automatic ? I can have a semi auto shotgun but it only holds 3 shells max. Doesn’t that kind of limit apply to a 22 rifle ? Only answer if you are a legal Firearms Certificate holder ( not a story you heard in a pub or your dog walkers uncle’s friend told you ! )
Meh, guns aren’t a big thing since hungerford / dealer on dealer, gang crime, is common, lots of stabbings - but it’s stupidity. Have friends from a country north of Greece who control the trade here, they don’t stab, shoot or kill - a dead debtor can’t pay, and it draws attention.
Civilians are very safe,
@@SteveSimcockcheck this out
www.gov.uk/government/publications/firearms-law-guidance-to-the-police-2012
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/63e284a78fa8f50e89351509/Revised_Firearms_Licensing_Statutory_Guidance_Feb_2023.pdf
It is possible to use a muzzleloading revolver or pistol for target shooting, collecting etc.
@@SteveSimcockyou are limited to a 3 shot semi auto shot gun if you only hold a "shot gun licence/certificate", however if you hold a "fire arms licence/certificate" you could have a shot gun on that with more than 3. With the semi auto rifle you can have more than 3 (10 is common) but only a .22 or smaller and only a rim fire.
If you want a larger cal or centre fire you can only have single shot like a bolt action rifle. Plus all rim fire or centre fire rifles must be on a fire arms licence/certificate.
Yep. Big difference is you need a reason to own one, and not just because you're scared of the world.
But really, why would you want to own a bazooka, tank, automatic assault rifle etc, ... unless u are part of a gun club?
It has always confused me that in US, u can get married, join the military & go to war, but not allowed to go to a bar for a beer...? 😵💫🤔 Doesn't make sense to me...
I don't find it surprising you remember the pledge. It was ingrained in you at school constantly for years.
If I ever moved to USA I would have never done that, I would not want my kids do it. I have seen it on TV and it had Nazi vibes. EDIT: But being in UK today is not great. UK is a muslim country now.
Brainwashed into them. I've always said it, even when I was a youngster
The history of our National Health Service (NHS) in the UK, goes back to the end of WW2 and was installed by the Labour government under Clement Attlee, who in my opinion was the greatest prime minister we ever had.
A quick history during WW2 in Britain, the King demanded Churchill, the leader of the Conservative party and PM to form a war time coalition government. Attlee who was leader of the Labour party, was put in as deputy PM, he was a socialist who handled the domestic side of the country while Churchill handled the military side of the country. Attlee turned our economy into a war economy, but a socialist economy. Say socialism to an American and their heads explode. And believe it or not but it was extremely popular in Britain. So popular that even Churchills daughter wrote how great it was and it should continue after WW2. And thats what happened. After WW2 Attlee won in a landslide victory against Churchill in the next election. He brought in massive economic reforms. He nationalised all our industries, built new roads, railways, schools, housing, colleges, national jobs plan, workers rights and national minimum wage, our GDP grew every year, but he especially created our NHS. A healthcare services, free to the point of use, its not a charity, it comes out of our taxes. A right not a privilege. No middlemen insurance companies, no extra costs, no denial, not tied to your employer. Everyone has access. We went from a war state to a welfare state. The welfare of the country. Sadly now there's a lot of nefarious politicians who want to try and take away this great institution. If they did there would be literally blood on the streets. Attlee did an amazing amount to rebuild the country in his 5 years.
1948 was the inauguration of the NHS.
You can own a tank, Eddie Hall former worlds strongest man has one.
Someone in our village has one.
I'm sure that I read somewhere that you need a special licence to own an AFV with a working, i.e. fireable gun. I also read that you can't keep the breech block permanently on the gun, and you can only fire solid rounds. Still it would be good fun to park up an watch a traffic warden trying to put a ticket on it.
Ireland has 30 days PTO (10 public + 20 leave) + max 48 hour week with OT. A right/entitlement/mandatory - all that. One two-week block of leave is mandated every year + any illness during leave is not counted. From last year statutory, 5 paid sick days per year, by 2026 expected to be 10 days (@70% normal pay).
Dude here head-hunted for US head office role, he negotiated to work under Irish labour laws - his colleagues think he must be part time with all the leave he takes + the sick leave + LOL, if he gets pregnant, he can get 26 weeks paid maternity +extra 16 weeks unpaid.
Hi Aged 18 appendix removed, Age 25 Laparotomy., splenectomy 2 biopsies and six month of chemo. Years of follow up. Three children in between. Age 64 Scans, biopsy and chemo again . Now 72 and still having follow up treatment. I have a rare incurable cancer for the last 45 years which is managed by the NHS. I have lots of other medical problems which are taken care of. I have not paid one penny for all the treatment which is second to none. If I lived in America I would be dead because I could not afford the health care there. America needs an health care overhaul. Thank you Nye Bevan.
I was diagnosed type 1 diabetes and had to tell the NHS to back off a bit because they gave sooo much support it was insane! Had appts with a dietitian, diabetic consultant, chiropodist, optometrist, diabetic nurse, blood tests taken, given a course to learn calculating right amount of insulin, diabetic support groups, gp appointment, free prescriptions... People in the UK shit on the NHS but urgent care and other things that have a lot of risk attached like new diabetics we are world leading! If you aren't at risk of dying it can take a while to be seen but it's still amazing
We might not be able to own an assault rifle........
But why would we want to own an assault rifle 😂
WE can own an assult rifle in the UK just harder to get
Become a soldier and you get one for free! -"no its not free its payed by taxes!" :)
Maybe in the past, but not anymore with Starzi Starmer in charge putting people in prison for shouting.
Rioting however is a criminal offence,
@@karenburrow9876 Big difference between rioting and shouting/posting online.
McJibbin def has to react to the UK gun law video I think he will be shocked lol
He watched that 2 years ago 😂, obviously forgotten about it.
@@krissyg7026 ah lol
It's not free, it's paid for with taxes. So when you need ANY medical /operation/diagnosis/long term illness support/ambulance, both land and air and all medicines(charges about 10 dollars for whatever, each time you visit) it's always available 'free' at point of use. As for taxes we pay less than Americans -about 20% less-you have to add in your horrendous "health" insurance premiums which dont always pay fully for the medical need. Well Connor you are correct, America is a business not a country. Every law is geared towards the benefit of business, not the public. Thats why you have poor food regs, poor education (unless you are rich) poor work rules - less holidays, low pay, sick days, maternity leave , work life balance.etc etc and very bad health terms. You can own a gun in the UK-not a tank or a bazooka but quite a lot of different firearms (look it up on the internet) BUT YOU HAVE TO EXPLAIN WHAT YOU WANT IF FOR. ( SELF DEFENCE WONT WASH) IF YOUR NEED IS FOR A GOOD REASON-RANCHER/RANGER/SPORT/HOME OWNER THREATENED BY WILD ANIMALS THEN YES. you will have to have a full medical plus a psychology test-to see if you are sane. Then have your license (renewable yearly) agreed by the chief of police. Your fire arm must be locked away in a glassless cupboard and the ammo in another cupboard in a separate room. Guns are NOT toys for macho idiots, they are KILLING machines and NEED a fully responsible person in control of one. The ONLY people who gain out of gun ownership in America is the NRA (Big Business again) its a money thing and they make dam sure Americans believe the b/s about freedom!!! If you NEED a gun to be free, then you really are not free.
she is from florida
BTW in the UK, you can own a tank and drive it on the road. Apparently you do get funny looks filling it up at the local supermarket