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Stop pointing out the truth, it doesn’t fit the narrative that everything in the US is bad. Plus, healthcare isn’t “free” in any of those countries, unless you’re unemployed. Otherwise you’re paying double the tax if you have a job.

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PlaidBaron@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Lol. Double the tax? The fuck are you on about? Yes the taxes are higher but not THAT high. Stop distorting the truth for YOUR own purposes.

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- nexguy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Just saying our personal tax rate has never exceeded 15% in the u.s. The average is 14.5% not sure where you got 35%.
  
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  - PlaidBaron@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Either way, your argument is wrong. Its not double. At all.
    
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    nexguy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    I think you are talking about someone else
    
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boonhet@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
You do realize that there are many governments spending less on healthcare than the US that do have universal healthcare, right? And I mean that as a percent of GDP rather than a flat figure per person and that’s NOT counting insurance and out of pocket spending for the US. The US government already spends a fucktonne of money on it.

You don’t need to increase taxes significantly to pay for it. Might not need to do it at all. A neat side effect of poor people having access to healthcare is that they’re healthier and can work, meaning they also pay tax.

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distal@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
This is not what I was saying.

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ddplf@szmer.info ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

unless you’re unemployed

You have no idea how crtitically important that security is, and I hope you’ll never learn the hard way

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majster@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Yeah the system works so that higher income people subsidize lower income ones and pensioneers. It’s probably why there are many people in Europe “making it” in American sense, but the flip side is that its one less thing to worry about if you suddenly become “downwardly” socially mobile at some point.

But back to your point. When I talked with my American coworkers their health insurance premiums didn’t look expensive at all compared to health contributions from paycheck. Especially so if you consider pay difference.

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