The fact that anybody can get basic healthcare is to me a fantastic thing. Without paying for it more than in tax and unconditionally. Say you are in an accident that isn’t at all your fault, doesn’t it seem terribly unfair if the driver that ran you down made a run for it and left you with huge medical bills to pay as well as the bill for the ambulance?

When you get all these services for “free” then people start taking them for granted, calling ambulances without second thoughts, and going to the doctor for simple things that you don’t really need to see a doctor for… False alarms for ambulances and fire trucks end up costing the government and indirectly tax payers huge amounts of money every year.

 Of course there are private clinics in Sweden but you have to pay to be treated there. With the state’s free care comes waiting lines for years. You can easily wait for a year just to have your back diagnosed because of acute pain. Once diagnosed, the waiting lines can go on for years. Sweden is a very “you have to wait your turn, just the same as everybody else” sort of society.   But in the end the healthcare is free for everyone.