Everyday the thought hits me that I live in a country with private health care and it bothers me equally every time. I moved away from Sweden almost 6 years ago, will I ever ever let this go or nah?
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Replying to @kalltvatten
I have never experienced a public option and none of my friends has run into private problems, but agree it is… weird. I’m curious to know which piece is most unsettling to you?
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Replying to @thijsniks
Secondly, I pay the same amount of tax here - if not more - as I do in Sweden, so I’m not sure to how it does not cover just the entire health care system?
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Replying to @kalltvatten
The (employee tax + employer tax + healthcare insurance) is about exactly the same rate between the Netherlands and Sweden, so effectively the same money distributed differently. With the benefit of a public option being less hassle for citizens
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Replying to @thijsniks
I cannot give an opinion on the exact rates but I do know I pay high taxes here and do not receive half the benefits I would back home, which is hence why I do not understand why they not just nationalize the healthcare and make it easier for everyone?
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Replying to @kalltvatten
Fascinating. What benefits does Sweden offer that the Netherlands does not? I guess longer parental leave surely is one of them
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Replying to @thijsniks
In general they offer the same but in different ways, plus it’s hard for me to argue as I have lived in the Dutch system barely 2 years, meaning I compare everything. Longer paternal leave is the number one fundamental thing that I cannot wrap my head around how it’s so short
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Replying to @kalltvatten
(Comparison is good! Few people experience multiple systems, so you’re in a uniquely knowledgeable position)
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Replying to @thijsniks
Yes absolutely! But I will deal with most of it haha except paternal leave. If I have kids and get 3 months off and my partner gets 1 week, that is insane and completely unrealistic
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100% agree. It’s barbaric that the Netherlands hasn’t fixed this yet.
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Replying to @thijsniks @kalltvatten
(Also: I love this! I’m learning a lot!)
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Replying to @thijsniks
When you’re in Amsterdam again then let’s grab a coffee and I will tel you everything I know about 16 month paternal leave (I mean I don’t have kids but I sure have done my research on it)
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