This is definitely the most outsidethebox yet exactly right there in the box post I have seen in a while . <| sep |> Same for me here in the UK . I don ' t really understand when people say It ' s not free , you pay for it in your taxes ! !! like it ' s a terrible thing . Sure , but it means that people who earn less don ' t have to worry about the costs of staying alive . I don ' t mind paying taxes if it means that the less fortunate can get medical treatment without worrying about whether it means they ' ll go bankrupt . At any rate , it is free at the point of care other than an 8 prescription charge which is what people actually mean when they say it ' s free . The thing that confuses me the most is that I ' ve been to the US a bunch of times and people are generally really helpful and friendly much more so than here I would say , and so I would ' ve thought that universal healthcare would be a natural fit for that mindset .