Health Care

The German health care system is classified as a welfare system. Everyone has to pitch in money to car for the good of the many. This is a pretty standard system throughout Europe. There two different types of insurance in Germany: private and compulsory. The latter is based on the amount of money you make. The more money you make the more you pay for insurance. This is similar to America's income tax system. The amount of money you pay for private insurance is based on your age, weight, and physical health. That is similar to what America's health care system before Obama-care. Insurance companies would charge different people different prices based on their physical health. Everyone in Germany helps pay for each other as well. One positive to Germany's program is that if you can't afford a lot of health insurance, or any for that matter, you will still get taken care of by the state. One con is that if you make a lot of money you end up paying more to help people that may not pay at all. Americas system is now similar to Germany's health care program. The pros and cons are the same.

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