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This is like the Trauma Team in Cyberpunk. Rich people who can afford the highest tier get a private militarized swat team to go to them any time they’re in trouble.

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Except it’s not even private, it’s funded by public taxes, which is EVEN WORSE THAN CYBERPUNK

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They’re less like SWAT and more like US Air Force PJs. Basically, super heavily trained paramedics who are also special operations troops.

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Trauma team charges 100 Eddies per minute from when you call them until they deliver you to the hospital, plus spend ammunition and medical supplies. They waive the charge if they need 7 minutes or more to get to you, though. (Not relevant in gameplay, as their response time is 1d6 minutes). And they have heavy weapons to fight their way through to you. So, their services are sort of reasonably priced for what they offer. And even if you don’t earn the big bucks, if you live in a Arasaka living facility and eat kibble, you should have enough saved up to pay for their services if you end up needing them. (Of course, living in an Arasaka living facility may lead to you needing their services)

Point being, “Cyberpunk 2020”'s healthcare system is better than America’s.

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Well you haven’t changed that much then. That killed me. British comedy really is better about social and government stuff.

America needs to play this on every channel at least once a week for the next four years. So we can reference it every time Trump brings up selling off the FBI to the Pinkertons.

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A Bit of Fry and Laurie is criminally underrated in the US, but a lot of it is very topical to the UK.

On Margaret Thatcher

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