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Yep. Free healthcare and 2000 euros / year university tuition really suck.

US Health care costs are wildly expensive but describing healthcare in Europe as "free" seems terribly misleading.

well it is in the UK :) (yes everyone knows tax pays for it, spreading the burdon etc.)

That's the exception though. I pay almost 700€ a month in Germany and my employer pays a part, too.

It's actually quite expensive, except if you're poor.

EDIT: Not sure why I got downvoted for stating facts. European health care is not free. And the defense budget is separate. They have nothing to do with each other.

Public health insurance premiums in Germany are capped at slightly above 700€, including the part the employer pays (Beitragsbemessungsgrenze is the relevant keyword here).

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