I'd say it's probably been pretty close to the below except the "no private property" part...I had never considered that as a part of the definition.Ok.
Our definitions are nothing at all the same. Mine would cover bigger government w/more power and you say yours is no government at all. Who would be making the laws/decisions for the Socialist Nation in your scenario?My scenario? It's not really my scenario. What I described is what socialists and communists believe to be the final step in the the Communist dialectic.
But to answer your question, these small communities, are supposed to be independent and governed through community consent from what I gather.
One thing is clear though - there are no states, no global doctrines, no unions or anything similar at that level.
That would be great!As I pointed out though, you still pay for it through taxes. However, those who are not able to pay taxes, eg kids, sick people, jobless people, et al... are still covered by the healthcare. So for these people, I guess you could say it is "free". At least at a certain time in life. Most will be paying for the healthcare through taxes during their lives.
What is the tax bill that covers your healthcare if you go over $100 in one year? Is it a bill to the individual?I'm not sure I understand the question. However, part of income tax goes to the healthcare system.
So you will pay that whether you're sick or not. If you're healthy as a daisy and won't need treatment, surgery or even a checkup even once in your life then this healthcare system is obviously gonna be one where you give and won't receive much in return directly.
One interesting thing to mention is that there is also a medicine subsidization program. Essentially, you will only have to pay $230 every year for your subscription medicine. After that everything you won't have to "pay" - except through the taxes.
Another question about your health care system. Is it difficult to see a doctor or schedule timely surgery?
I read a few articles about the system in Canada where sometimes people are unable to get a surgery scheduled for months even if they need it right away. It also said they are free to go to the US and pay for it themselves though but may not be reimbursed. Is that the case in Sweden or do you feel your people are attended to in a timely fashion?
Legit question.
I can only give an anecdotal answer to your question since I'm no medical expert.
A friend of mine was diagnosed with kidney stones, non acute. He got scheduled for a surgery within 4 weeks I believe.
Then one week before the surgery his surgery was cancelled and re-scheduled.
And here's what I thought was actually good about that - it was re-scheduled because a woman with breast cancer deemed acute needed to get in ASAP.
His surgery was re-scheduled for one week later and went well.
So from that little experience I would say that all urgent surgeries are done really fast.
I know two friends who tore a biceps tendon. One had it re-attached the same night, one got it done the day after.
Because those types of injuries needs to be operated on fast.
So with the limited knowledge I have, and that is honestly pretty limited, I would rate the system pretty good.
Biggest reason: the doctors always gets to decide who should get a surgery first.
And even if you got a non acute problem, like my buddy, it doesn't seem like the surgery waiting lists really are that long IMO.
