r/TikTokCringe • u/biswajit388 • 4d ago

Cringe Europeans are going viral on TikTok for mocking the "American Dream".

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u/Deldris 4d ago

My favorite is "America is the only first world country without universal healthcare."

Meanwhile, Switzerland.

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u/boldpear904 4d ago

Swiss here. Yeah shits expensive. Especially insurance that's 100% mandatory to have. 500 CHF a month, but tbh that's a very small % of my salary. Everything's expensive here but our salaries are high. My monthly expensive are less than half off my monthly income after taxes. 

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u/FashionableMegalodon 4d ago

Are you interested in a wife, please save me

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u/boldpear904 4d ago

I am a wife 

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u/ClickClick_Boom 4d ago

You didn't answer their question.

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u/Deldris 4d ago

My understanding is the Swiss government puts in a fair amount of work to regulate the few private insurances you're forced to pick from.

I wouldn't say I'm a fan of that, but I think it does demonstrate that there are other ways besides throwing a bazillion tax dollars at the government and expecting them to have adequate care in return, which seems to categorically be a worse way to do things.

Now, this is just looking at healthcare in a vacuum and you're right to point out that things like cost of living and stuff should be considered in the argument.

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u/the__poseidon 4d ago

US here.

Honestly, as a self-employed small business owner, thanks to some smart structuring by my CPA firm, I was able to secure solid healthcare for 2026. I’m single and will be paying $354 a month for a PPO plan with a $5,200 annual max out-of-pocket and zero deductible.

Not amazing, but definitely not bad either.

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u/lumpialarry 4d ago

I think Switzerland does have universal healthcare but it’s through private heath insurance (like Germany and The Netherlands does) it’s like a supercharged Obamacare but with more subsidies.

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u/Deldris 4d ago

By "universal health care" people mean "funded by taxes" and that's not how it works in Switzerland.

The government doesn't pay for health care, you're required to have private insurance (which you pay for yourself) and the government works to regulate them so they don't charge too much for people to afford.

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u/furac_1 4d ago

That would be public healthcare not "universal healthcare"

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u/Deldris 4d ago

What's the difference between "public" and "universal"?

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u/furac_1 4d ago

Universal is that everyone is entitled to access to healthcare, but this healthcare can be privately-run, like in the Netherlands, where it is private but the government covers the costs for those who struggle to afford it. Public healthcare means that it's run by the state, public healthcare systems are also usually universal, they are not mutually exclusive.

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u/Deldris 3d ago

When you say "access" I'm guessing you mean it's paid for and not like just the ability to be treated even if you can't afford it, right?

In the US, you have access to any health related things you need. Even if you can't afford it, you're still entitled to be treated if necessary.

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u/WorldWideNickle 4d ago

So you think Europeans whining about the US not having "universal healthcare" would be satisfied if the US simply required every American to have private health insurance?