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Originally posted by pocon1
Sure, the businesses in Canada don't pay for health care, the people do through their extraordinary levels of taxes. I was just in Canada. 20% taxex for purchases? Jesus Christ thats a lot. But If we had that, then we would not have our businesses putting money into a health plan. So it all works out the same.
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Ummm, try 15%.
8% provincial sales tax.
7% Federal GST (Goods and Service Tax)
The GST replaced the former manufacturer's tax which was built into the price of everything you purchased.
When I lived in Wisconsin, my employer (large corporation) had an employee health benefits plan, which still cost me about $300.00 a month on top of their contribution (which was substantial if i recall.)
If you lost your job, you were in serious trouble, and there was a lifetime limit of $1,000,000 I could claim if i recall correctly. After that, you were out the door. So, if you had a sickly kid or something like that you were fucked.
I can see benefits to both ideas, but if given the choice, I will take universal health coverage as would pretty much everyone i know.