Robert M. Gary wrote:

If you can afford to fly, you are paying for your health care
whether you live in the U.S. or in Europe. In Europe you give
the gov't money to pay for your healthcare, in the U.S. you
give the insurance company money to pay for your healthcare.

And if you live in the UK and have a good job, you're paying twice over
because your employer will also provide you with private medical
coverage to make up for the fact that the socialized medical care sucks
except in certain limited circumstances.

Mike Granby
(Ex-Brit living in Pa.)