Left wing countries have been proven to work better than right wing countries.

[image deleted] Switzerland is left leaning?
Doesn't look particularly left wing with 7 of 13 parties right leaning and 2 or 3 center ideologically. And then the rest are just left of center. All in all looks to be pretty right leaning. Similar situations exist in all of the Nordic countries mentioned in that they don't really lean hard right but more centrist in political ideology.
Did some one put you up to making this meme?

No, but by comparison to the states, they are quite left wing.
Let me explain: while the U.S sees a left wing candidate in Biden, the rest of the world sees a centrist candidate in Biden and a far right one in trump. Comparing the rest of the world to the u.S, the us is very right leaning and other countries’ versions of right are not like the republicans, usually.

What's the population of all those countries combined vs America?

Admittedly it’s probably not more, but clearly the policies work, as many of those are marked best places to live.

Yes, because the populations are much smaller and in the case of Europe, more homogeneous and WAY healthier, at least up til recently. Can you really compare America against Iceland?

you can compare policies; a good policy works for both small and large countries

Okay, just ignore my points. Is over half of Iceland obese?

It’s higher than other Nordic countries, but not insanely high.
On another note, Iceland is the only country with a 100% literacy rate.

You should talk to a Canadian about their socialized healthcare system. Hint - they hate it.

Ahem, I am a Canadian and I love it.
Also, almost every country besides the us uses socialized healthcare, and it works so much better.

Steven Crowder is also Canadian and he has made several videos showing the inefficiency and waste in the Canadian system - highlighting the ways our system is superior.

I think my favorite was him sitting in a waiting room for an entire day without being seen.

While i admit we have a waiting room problem, so does the states and besides, the majority of canadians believe public health care is better than private.

I don't have a waiting room problem. I make an appointment for the same day, I'm seen by a doctor, I pick up my prescription and I go home and make a sandwich.

Hmm, well, if saving money means a waiting room problem, then I prefer saving money

I suppose that if I was a welfare recipient, not paying would be important. Because I pay a lot of taxes, I don't particularly appreciate paying for people who don't want to work.

Well, public health care works for both welfare people and people who pay a lot of taxes. You pay less in the end.

Yeah, you don't understand how taxes work then. People who make low income don't pay much, if any tax. People with median to high income pay a lot of tax. On top of that, I would get to pay the same doctor fees as a low income person, even though I pay a lot of taxes that are supposed to cover those costs.

I'm responsible and pay lots of taxes + doctor fees, while you only pay doctor fees and smoke a bunch of weed.

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I don’t think you understand how public healthcare works. It’s slightly more tax in the end, but it saves you insane amounts of money, and why should we value a rich person over a poor person anyway? They’re both people.

Before Trump got rid of the individual mandate (where taxpayers funded obamacare through direct taxes), I paid several thousand per month for the obamacare tax. I don't consume several thousand per month in medical services. I barely consume several hundred per year.

Why do I get to pay for someone else to receive medical treatment? Why do you think that you are entitled to the fruits of my labor? I spent 20 years building a business to get to where I am now. Some drug addict gets free healthcare at my expense?

Responding to your comment below, it’s a matter of principle. Privilege exists, whether you like it or not. Here’s a interesting test for you, see if you can make it through the month: http://playspent.org/

Also they typically want to work, they just can’t because of medical reasons, disabilities or nobody will hire them because of a lack of sufficient education.

So, it's my fault that someone else hasn't taken the necessary steps to gain marketable skills? Now I must support them?

They might have a disability, they might have spent their entire childhood taking care of their family instead of focusing in their studies. You never know, and it’s important to remember that you could just as easily have been them.

Once again, why am I held responsible for funding someone else's healthcare?

It's not about valuing rich over poor - it's about responsibility. If I'm responsible for paying for myself and paying for others, while the others aren't responsible to pay for anything.

I can't afford to get sick, so I eat right, exercise - and I do the same for my family. The cost of getting sick, for me, is great - not only in dollars spent, but dollars not earned.

For someone who isn't responsible for paying their own way - there is no incentive to stay healthy, because someone else will pay for it when they get sick.

Next, you'll say that you deserve a house on the public dime - and that "the housing taxes you pay go to paying the home builders - everyone gets a house" and after that "the transportation taxes you pay go to paying the car builders, everyone gets a car", then "the playstation 5 taxes you pay go to paying Sony, everyone gets a playstation 5"

Socialism has no limit, because the people voting for it always want something more. Eventually, it isn't worth it to work and everyone ends up on welfare with a smaller and smaller pool of people actually paying into it. Governments start printing money to cover the shortfall, and then you steam toward a Weimar Republic situation.

History, you should learn some.

Socialized medicine is what you're advocating. You advocate taking from those who work to give to those who do not.

Regarding what you need to live - does a bear have health care? deer? fish in the sea?

The voters who want socialized medicine, when they finally get it, will start making other things necessary to life. Everyone gets food now, right? Then everyone needs shelter... then clothing... It never ends.

Learn some history. Look at Venezuela. Their socialism started small, and quickly consumed all resources. The people, starving, ate the animals in the zoo. There are no dogs or cats in the cities. Socialism is a disease, you should not wish for just a little.

Responding to your below comment: it’s not like that. The Medial taxes you pay in Canada go to paying the doctors and nurses. A rich man could be treated; a poor man could be treated; a society where we value rich people over poor people is not one that lasts.

Responding to your comment on how “it’s not about valuing rich over poor”, socialism is not what I want. Not all left wing paths are to socialism. And the reason we won’t set up PlayStation 5 taxes or Housing taxes or vehicle taxes is...
You don’t need those things to live, you need medical care to live. Everyone deserves to be healthy. Everyone contributes into society.