Back in the 1990s, a friend had a middle aged relative from Belgium come to visit here in the US.
Eventually the topic of conversation turned to healthcare, and the woman from Belgium was saying how great the healthcare system was in Belgium, that everything was FREE, including university education.
I asked her how much she paid in taxes annually, and she said that the rate was over 50%.
I asked her again if she thought everything was free, and she just gave me a blank look.
I then suggested that maybe it would be better if everyone just kept their own money and paid for what they wanted themselves.
After all, not everyone needs healthcare or wants to go to a university.
Another blank look, and I realized that everything I had said had gone over her head.
She was a smart woman, just not too bright, like most leftists.
I hate when people throw the word “free” around on many topics