freedomdwarf1
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Of course, most of these replies are from folks in the US. Over there, you don't have a sensible social safety net for those not working. Here in the UK, where healthcare is totally free everywhere and our benefits system is such that most people can at least exist without being homeless and in abject poverty, you don't need to work or have health insurance to survive. We could quite happily take on a live-in sub without any worries. It doesn't cost a cent more to heat a house for 3 instead of 2. All we need is bed space and a little extra food for one extra mouth to feed. The benefits, even for a single person, is more than adequate for food and basic clothing when there are no other expenses to take into consideration. This is where living in the US is a distinct disadvantage for a lot of subs. Life over there is just soo expensive by comparison and so many things to consider when taking on a third (or fourth) person in any dynamic. I thank Aneurin Bevan for our NHS (social healthcare system) - its a brilliant concept.
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