<human>: Can you condense the text into a few key points?

Hey Reddit. So I've thought for a while about doing an AMA about being "The luckiest person to have been born in Australia." I follow the U.S. politics with some interest and can't keep myself from noticing how unfortunate I'd be if I were in your country. I come from a very poor background (highest crime rate in the country where I grew up), have always worked in the public/NGO sector, and have always relied on social welfare. I am not a "bludger," though - I have nearly completed my Masters degree, and the exceptional hard work of both my parents has put us firmly in the middle class. I think my life is perhaps the best argument I could make to an American citizen for a better social welfare system.

I'll save the details for the AMA if I do it, but most the most striking example is that when I was two years old I suffered from renal failure and had to be under intensive care for some months. The bill came out to be about three times the value of my parents house -- but it was covered entirely by the Australian public health system. At the time, my parents had no private health, didn't own their own home, and were both low-paid public sector employees. Even a low-interest loan would have been completely out of the question.
<bot>: When I was 2, I suffered renal failure and cost the public health system ~$80,000 (in late 80s dollars). In America, would I still be alive, and if so, who would've foot the bill?