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Originally Posted by Acepimp
The bigger question: Why did he choose to have the procedure done in New York, rather than the UK, where he's paid a lot of money into their health system??
Answer: Because they WOULD cut his chest open, after waiting for 2 years. Becasue socialized medicine is SHIT.
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I don't know what his current status is in the U.K., but they were very famously tax exiles for decades from England. Hell, they recorded the album "Exile On Main Street" in Keith's estate in France with the title of that album speaking for itself in that regard.
And though he has a house in London...he also has homes all over the place. And I do believe he stays in NYC a lot. Hell, the "Some Girls" album was like a love letter to New York.
Anyway, my point is...even if Jagger were to have had the surgery in London...he DEFINITELY wouldn't be using the same doctors as people there using socialized medicine use.
I would also be willing to bet that his medical condition was discovered during a mandatory physical exam ordered by the company insuring the tour. And that insurance agency probably also had a place at the table in choosing the very best surgeon and facility for Jagger since they are insuring a tour worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
So forget the political stuff. This is about BIG money and has nothing to do with socialized medicine.