Mastodon meme #2:

[applegrove]

Read an article today about why Americans think alcohol has health benefits and it's apparently another "well the French are healthy and they do X so it's healthy to do X."

So here's your periodic reminder that France (and Italy, and Sweden, and Japan, and basically every country you've seen in a "this country is so healthy, what's their secret?" headline) has universal health care.

The secret is access to health care. It's always access to health care.

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[mgardener]

1. My kids

Had a friend with cystic fibrosis. He died in his 20's
At that time, in Canada, people with CF lived 10 years longer then people in the US.
It is the health care.
It is the access to affordable health care

[Delmette2.0]

2. Might I add, Professional, science based health care.

[OldBaldy1701E]

3. Correct.

Because the word 'affordable' should not even be in the vicinity of the words 'health care'. The fact that they are more than that is both shameful and insulting to the people of this nation.

[republianmushroom]

4. Nailed it

[c-rational]

5. Bingo. K&R

[progressoid]

6. And they eat better and have less stress and work fewer hours per week and....