Comment on Mastodon CEO steps down with €1M payout and a deep sigh

• dan@upvote.au ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The healthcare system in the US isn’t great, but you do get a decent experience if you have an employer that offers good insurance. My employer pays most of the cost of my health insurance. I pay around $200/month for my wife and I, but that’s pre-tax money, and the plan is great for US standards. $15 for doctor visits and $100 maximum for ER visits.

  In Australia we pay a 1.5% tax to fund the public health care system, so for a $60k salary that’s $900/year.

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  • lime@feddit.nu ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    those costs are insane, the us one because it’s so high and the oz one for being so low. i think about 20% of our total tax revenue goes to care (health and elderly).

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