It's not just healthcare where the greed is at here in the USA. I had to pay 50,000 dollars in loans to go to college cause here in the USA we punish people for being smart.
@royalflipskater around $14,000 USD, or $42,000 for a bachelor's degree (BAs are 3 years in England). This is the maximum charge allowed, including at Oxford, Cambridge, and the LSE, some of the best schools in the world. This is triple the previous maximum charge, which would have been $14,000 for a degree.
By contrast, Harvard's tuition price for one year is $36,305, or $145,200 in tuition fees alone for a 4-year bachelor's degree.
@royalflipskater In Scotland, including at world class universities like St Andrews (alma mater of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge), Glasgow, and Edinburgh, there are no tuition fees at all for Scottish people and EU residents.
The 9,000/- charge was heavily contested, to the point of riots in the streets, but it was a campaign pledge of the Conservatives (their coalition partners the Lib Dems swore they wouldn't increase fees, but sold out to join the cabinet).
@rucksplash08 Tuition fees are probably going to be one of the key battles in the next general election (no later than 2015), with Labour pledging to reduce them or eliminate them. Many of the Lib Dems' supporters in the previous election are going to abandon them, and increasing tuition fees is a major part of why, it not the single biggest reason for their drop in support.
@Dumpstermuffin1 no, we punish them for being born in the middle class. Very low income people can usually get the combination of grants and other aid for a free education, and the wealthy can pay up front, while the rest have to pay $240k for a degree with loans--and the access to loans is going down while prices skyrocket as public funding for education (state and federal) continues to get slashed in order to cut deficits and give tax breaks to the rich.
God bless Tony Benn! A man of absolute principles and morals of the 'old school' type that sadly are a thing of the past now in our money, money, money era.
The poorest people in the UK can expect to live longer than the richest people in America? Sorry, but I work for the NHS, regard myself as left wing and support socialised care, but that's got to be bollocks. Its especially bollocks for the 39 years old homeless guy admitted to the hospital I work in, who died of hypothermia after being found on a bench in one of the towns park two weeks ago. Where's that stat come from?
I fee lucky to be from New Zealand. My grandmother in her late 70's had a large portion of her bowel taken out about this time last year to save her life. If she was in the USA she would not have been able to afford it. Also about 10 years ago she got a serious life threatening blood clot in her legs from flying from NZ to Ireland to see family. Irish health care sorted her out and paid for her and her daughter (what a bonus) to fly back to New Zealand in first class so she would have leg room.
Broke my baby toe in Italy and they didn't charge me anything at the hospital..it was like a miracle. Free...just couldn't believe how good it felt to be cared for and not for them to make a buck off my accident.
Well, maybe in England things are fine, but when i went to France and my throat was like a warzone, oh baby, you should have seen that doctor's bill - and his little eye seeking wildly the one who of us would pay it. And Spain! Broke a bone of my feet there and they did nothing but GAZE at it and roll some bandages at my foot (which is still fractured), and watch me barely stand.
Maybe in England foreigners can have free medical care. MAYBE. But I don't believe it's like this all around Europe.
@Deusriba - France is the best healthcare system in the world according to the WHO. Italy is second, and spain is 7th. So stop talking out of your ass with your anecdotal BS
@MrSyrett Maybe for the locals. I'm talking for the foreigners that arive on these places. It's simply true. I had to pay the cab, medication, doctors and etc. Even i having health insurance they still tried to requests fees for these health services. Good health system, maybe, but don't expect it to work if you are not from Europe.
total fallacious reasoning about the relationship between war and employment. england went into massive debt to fight ww2. debt to the US. war doesn't magically create wealth; it has to come from productive acts or borrowing. you can't magically pass a law that makes health care less scarce. if you could, why don't we pass a law that says everyone gets mansions?
Can't believe America doesn't have free health care . Such a shame that a great country like America that put a man on the moon that has the best military equitment warships , planes , tanks etc cannot afford to keep their people well if they are ill . America would be better off having an NHS people would pay for their health care through taxes from their wages , most of the time there would be 100's of billions of dollars in the bank , not every American is going to be unwell .
that was very interesting what the old brit guy said about people who are healthy, educated and highly confident well go out of control UGH this worlds/place is crazy when you think about about how everything is controlled O____O
@SheaRoddy1 Yes brother. I believe change is coming. Maybe not next year but soon enough. Occupy Wall Street is only the beginning the people are bringing the greedy bastards down. The presidents won't do shit.
@TheRatedRThuglife77 Except were in the middle of the health and social care bill which is 'top down reorganisation of the NHS' or when you look at it the start of privatisation of the health service!! within two years our health insurance companies will be runing hospitals for profit if the nhs doesnt turn a profit !!
damn hearing someone appreciate the uk's culture and spirit really pulls away the animosity of the 21st century towards america! l, nice one micheal
lousaffire 4 days ago
To anyone out there looking for afordable healthcare overseas feel free to contact us.
Regards from Switzerland
Medicalbrokersinfo 6 days ago
a lot of americans are lazy and fat by choice... i am a american that is fit.
royalflipskater 1 week ago
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limwang75 1 week ago
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limwang75 1 week ago
makes me proud to be british
untrinqueparatus 1 week ago
"If you can find money to kill people, you can find money to help people." Wisers words have never been said.
flyworld3 2 weeks ago 3
It's not just healthcare where the greed is at here in the USA. I had to pay 50,000 dollars in loans to go to college cause here in the USA we punish people for being smart.
Dumpstermuffin1 2 weeks ago
@Dumpstermuffin1 Tuition in England is now £9000 per year now. Used to be ~£3000.
Katsumoto0456 2 weeks ago
@Katsumoto0456 how much is that?
royalflipskater 1 week ago
@royalflipskater around $14,000 USD, or $42,000 for a bachelor's degree (BAs are 3 years in England). This is the maximum charge allowed, including at Oxford, Cambridge, and the LSE, some of the best schools in the world. This is triple the previous maximum charge, which would have been $14,000 for a degree.
By contrast, Harvard's tuition price for one year is $36,305, or $145,200 in tuition fees alone for a 4-year bachelor's degree.
rucksplash08 1 day ago
@royalflipskater In Scotland, including at world class universities like St Andrews (alma mater of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge), Glasgow, and Edinburgh, there are no tuition fees at all for Scottish people and EU residents.
The 9,000/- charge was heavily contested, to the point of riots in the streets, but it was a campaign pledge of the Conservatives (their coalition partners the Lib Dems swore they wouldn't increase fees, but sold out to join the cabinet).
rucksplash08 1 day ago
@rucksplash08 Tuition fees are probably going to be one of the key battles in the next general election (no later than 2015), with Labour pledging to reduce them or eliminate them. Many of the Lib Dems' supporters in the previous election are going to abandon them, and increasing tuition fees is a major part of why, it not the single biggest reason for their drop in support.
rucksplash08 1 day ago
@Dumpstermuffin1 no, we punish them for being born in the middle class. Very low income people can usually get the combination of grants and other aid for a free education, and the wealthy can pay up front, while the rest have to pay $240k for a degree with loans--and the access to loans is going down while prices skyrocket as public funding for education (state and federal) continues to get slashed in order to cut deficits and give tax breaks to the rich.
rucksplash08 1 day ago
God bless Tony Benn! A man of absolute principles and morals of the 'old school' type that sadly are a thing of the past now in our money, money, money era.
Nulanula 2 weeks ago
makes me proud to be british
RedHeadReedemption 2 weeks ago
The poorest people in the UK can expect to live longer than the richest people in America? Sorry, but I work for the NHS, regard myself as left wing and support socialised care, but that's got to be bollocks. Its especially bollocks for the 39 years old homeless guy admitted to the hospital I work in, who died of hypothermia after being found on a bench in one of the towns park two weeks ago. Where's that stat come from?
MrSyrett 3 weeks ago
Sean Connery.
W4k3Up 1 month ago
@W4k3Up Pierce Brosnan.
blowout60 1 month ago
@blowout60 Who? the aged british guy is clearly Sean C :o
W4k3Up 1 month ago
@W4k3Up - that's not a scottish accent
MrSyrett 3 weeks ago
I fee lucky to be from New Zealand. My grandmother in her late 70's had a large portion of her bowel taken out about this time last year to save her life. If she was in the USA she would not have been able to afford it. Also about 10 years ago she got a serious life threatening blood clot in her legs from flying from NZ to Ireland to see family. Irish health care sorted her out and paid for her and her daughter (what a bonus) to fly back to New Zealand in first class so she would have leg room.
fingustis 1 month ago
it would appear that occupy wall street listened to that old man! haha. This is a great documentary. ty for uploading
MrEricrockinout 1 month ago
Broke my baby toe in Italy and they didn't charge me anything at the hospital..it was like a miracle. Free...just couldn't believe how good it felt to be cared for and not for them to make a buck off my accident.
vonlossberg 2 months ago
Well, maybe in England things are fine, but when i went to France and my throat was like a warzone, oh baby, you should have seen that doctor's bill - and his little eye seeking wildly the one who of us would pay it. And Spain! Broke a bone of my feet there and they did nothing but GAZE at it and roll some bandages at my foot (which is still fractured), and watch me barely stand.
Maybe in England foreigners can have free medical care. MAYBE. But I don't believe it's like this all around Europe.
Deusriba 2 months ago
@Deusriba your such a lying sack of shit
jopeon1983 2 months ago
@Deusriba - France is the best healthcare system in the world according to the WHO. Italy is second, and spain is 7th. So stop talking out of your ass with your anecdotal BS
MrSyrett 3 weeks ago
@MrSyrett Maybe for the locals. I'm talking for the foreigners that arive on these places. It's simply true. I had to pay the cab, medication, doctors and etc. Even i having health insurance they still tried to requests fees for these health services. Good health system, maybe, but don't expect it to work if you are not from Europe.
Deusriba 3 weeks ago
total fallacious reasoning about the relationship between war and employment. england went into massive debt to fight ww2. debt to the US. war doesn't magically create wealth; it has to come from productive acts or borrowing. you can't magically pass a law that makes health care less scarce. if you could, why don't we pass a law that says everyone gets mansions?
blcassatt1 2 months ago
That guy sounds like Sean Connery.
amyismynamey 3 months ago in playlist More videos from Wordtwakker
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vidscroungerxD 3 months ago
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I want this old man as my grandfather.
Stryk3r1000 3 months ago
Can't believe America doesn't have free health care . Such a shame that a great country like America that put a man on the moon that has the best military equitment warships , planes , tanks etc cannot afford to keep their people well if they are ill . America would be better off having an NHS people would pay for their health care through taxes from their wages , most of the time there would be 100's of billions of dollars in the bank , not every American is going to be unwell .
Albert18264 3 months ago
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greycatz100 3 months ago
the reality is a english GP will be on more than £85000 if he had his own practice now a days haha
Pewi6666 3 months ago
i like living in Canada.
LittleMissHell1 4 months ago
The guy at 4:11, the nurse. The Most awesome nurse ever. He's a nurse with beard
pennyforyou 4 months ago
that was very interesting what the old brit guy said about people who are healthy, educated and highly confident well go out of control UGH this worlds/place is crazy when you think about about how everything is controlled O____O
meowey55 4 months ago
damn, and all this time I thought I was living in the best country in the world. Whats a fucking joke that was.
SheaRoddy1 5 months ago 27
@SheaRoddy1 Yes brother. I believe change is coming. Maybe not next year but soon enough. Occupy Wall Street is only the beginning the people are bringing the greedy bastards down. The presidents won't do shit.
TheRatedRThuglife77 4 months ago 12
@TheRatedRThuglife77 Except were in the middle of the health and social care bill which is 'top down reorganisation of the NHS' or when you look at it the start of privatisation of the health service!! within two years our health insurance companies will be runing hospitals for profit if the nhs doesnt turn a profit !!
petehall1985 3 months ago
@SheaRoddy1 Yeah, sorry buddy...
MusicLuver78901 3 months ago
@SheaRoddy1 It is called brainwashing
Bourgone22 2 months ago