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I never said public healthcare is free for strangers. It’s rarely the case.

Most of the time if you are not a citizen you need to either work or pay taxes. In fact even if you are a citizen, you may not be covered if you live abroad.

It’s relatively easy to be covered as a stranger : in 99% of situations, if you just set up here seriously and not as a tourist, you’ll be covered. I count a 60yo who never contributed to the system or worked here as a tourist.



You’ve answered to a comment that commented on a 75 USD/month health insurance. This is off by a factor of 5-10x for Europe.


Yeah, I run a coffee /cacao farm that employs a few locals, but obviously I don’t qualify for the government insurance. My insurance is private/ un subsidized.


I think you mean “immigrant” rather than “stranger”




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