But like... why?

In the UK or the US?

Oh no, I'm pretty sure a good chunk of it also goes to various useless bureaucrats.

Sure, turns out that when you have a government monopoly on healthcare, you can pretty much just dictate the prices for every prescription or procedure.

Whether that results in better service however is an entirely different question – after all, why should doctors or nurses work extra hard if they're going to be paid the same either way?

That actually seems fairly low if you ask me. Probably wouldn’t pay for more than 10 of these procedures in America. Maybe 20.

It’s not. Of course the doctors and nurses don’t work for free (and neither should they). They’re just paid by the NHS instead of the patient. And the NHS of course is paid for by taxes.

They are the backrooms of geography

My hometown has a "mountain" almost twice as tall as this. And it’s nowhere near the Alps or Rocky Mountains.

I grew up in hill country and I cannot for the life of me understand how people live in the flatlands. It makes me physically uncomfortable.

Cool it with the alliumphobia

Feel free to post it there

I hope no one takes this seriously

Neither do I, that's why I posted it here