Again.. Do your research. I have extensively with this move. My taxes there are going to be about 10%-15% less than I pay here AND include health care so YES it is "free".
And honestly, I made too much to get a check from this stimulus in the 2018 tax year. So no, I won't be cashing it as I won't be getting it... That being said, my finances in 2019 ended up not being good with a company closing a division and then my being too overqualified for most of the positions in this area... so I was on unemployment for 4 months and blew through most of my savings just surviving.
And yes I will say I am uninformed on many things... There are things I don't care about that I don't bother researching. For example, I do not have cable and only watch streamed shows. I don't see commercials or anything like that. So people will ask me to a movie and I have never even heard of the movie or know what it is about. Sure, I could research that, but does't really matter to me. Things like some politics, well, I do my research
As far as Trump... All I can say is look and READ news from around the world. When I was in the UK I was asked by EVERYONE about him. The world does not have a good opinion. Personally, I have an issue when anyone tries to govern with religious laws as it is no different than muslim countries ruling by shariah law. And his rulings on the LGBT community have directly affected me and people I know. These are things he has done. So no, I am not a fan. Hate? No... wouldn't go that far... but I know that he has hurt my community.
Again, the media thing was big in THE WHOLE WORLD. This is a WORLD crisis. I can't tell you why it wasn't big during Obama... I had a lot going on then and don't remember much. But I have found with this UK thing that there is so much going on in the world that we in the US have no clue about. We think we are the center of the world and ignore the rest. It was just as big of a deal in the UK as it is here with the media. Good bad or ugly, they are trying to save lives. Perhaps they should have been more vigilant in the Obama era. I can't say.
As far as pandering... It pretty much is. I mean, when you are performing (and I am a lead guitar player in a band in Springfield for a little while longer), when you KNOW you are going to play a certain song or say a certain thing and the crowd is going to react, of course it is pandering. It is absolutely no different than the norm of an "encore" at any concert you go to these days. I would rather they just play the whole set rather than take a break then do their "encore". It is so staged now. Just as these shows stage the religious and patriotic stuff. It is not my thing and I avoid it. I will leave at that section or stay seated. I mean, I've not stood or done anything for the american flag/national anthem for over 20 years. I have my reasons. I don't make a big deal of it. I don't try and force my views on anyone... Which is totally different than most on both sides.
And NO currently I do not have health insurance. It is a 60 day wait after starting... I think it kicks in next week. So hopefully I do not get sick...
I think all economies are strained by this. I saw it firsthand in the UK and I see it here as well.
As far as people coming to america for treatment, absolutely some come here for treatment... But they are the rich people who can afford it all without insurance and where a treatment is not offered where they are. I mean, how many people are traveling out of the US for STEM cell treatment? Some countries have restrictions on procedures and if they can afford to pay for it, they go where they can have it done.
Maybe I am a bit jaded with my ideas of the NHS in the UK. Ask me again in 6 months... but I know no one there is going to go into debt for their medical treatments... I see posts all the time with people wanting money in their gofund me account just for treatments to keep them alive. Something is wrong there