I’m more wondering why it doesn’t say each
Well, it’s kind of irrelevant, since the actual website is claiming that it’s a cost, not a payment. For some reason OP titled it in a way that is the exact opposite of what the site claims.
LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 week ago
mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
Probably because it’s all made up numbers and they assume that anyone looking at it and taking it seriously has no numeric literacy. And sadly, looking at the comments in this post, it seems that even people criticizing the site have somehow misunderstood it entirely
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 week ago
When I spend $20 on a pizza, I receive $20 worth of pizza.
When the government spends $355,000 on medical care for the public, the public receives $355,000 worth of medical care.
OP’s claim is just the flip side of the White House claim. By not having the government spend that money, we are taking on that $355,000 burden individually, rather than collectively through a risk pool.
mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
I was thinking that’s how OP meant it, but that still doesn’t match the sites claim. And yes, I know the site is stupid and wrong, but its not self-owning. The site is saying that the 355k is paid by individual families, and that cost is clearly greater than buying private insurance would cost anyways. So the site is saying “you’ll be forced to pay 35k each year”. It denies the idea that taxes on billionaires would cover the cost. So it is exactly claiming that we take the burden on individually.
The website is internally consistent, it’s just wrong with respect to reality. But it doesn’t contradict itself.
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 1 week ago
If the government is going to be paying $355k for everyone to get healthcare, then everyone is going to receive $355k worth of care.
If the White House numbers are right, and we aren’t currently paying and receiving $355k for care, then either the government is incredibly wasteful, or private insurance is incredibly under-treating us.
Ludicrous is the idea that care costs will rise when the government replaces commercial, for-profit health insurance.