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Originally Posted by willravel
You've never bought a coke? Sounds to me like you're being over dramatic, and you're over simplifying.
I'm sure we've all seen the chart showing the Healthcare costs as a percent of GDP and Per capita expenditure on health (USD). Just to remind everyone:
Healthcare costs as a percent of GDP
Australia: 9.5
Canada: 9.9
France: 10.1
UK: 8.0
USA: 15.2
Per capita expenditure on health (USD)
Australia: $2,519
Canada: $2,669
France: $2,981
UK: $2,428
USA: $5,711
So let's stop pretending that you're going to be paying more in taxes for universal health care than is paid for the current system.
It's a shame that's all you see. The bigger picture is that we're saving trillions upon trillions that are paid per year in health care.
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Buying a coke is a simple decision wherein I'm paying for something I can see and touch. When it is finished it is complete and I get to CHOOSE again for the next time I am thirsty.
Since you rolled out the tax charts. What's the overall rest of the taxes that are paid within the country? VERY High compared to us. US pays some of the lowest amount of taxes in comparison to other western countries with socialized medicine.
I'm not pretending these are true facts that most other countries income taxes and taxes on goods and services are much higher than the US.
Again, this is about TOTAL money out of my pocket. Not just for healthcare for for ALL expenses.
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