Ace, while that may be so, things are getting worse, not better. Companies are dropping their healthcare plans because of premium costs and many workers cannot afford their premiums even if they are available where they work.
How easy is it to visit a doctor, get medication, and go to the emergency room if you can't pay for it? How much of this is subsidized by the government if you are uninsured?
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Originally Posted by Telluride
Those without kids SHOULD be exempted from school taxes. As for roads and emergency services, I'd definitely be willing to work on a plan to exempt people from paying for them so long as they are barred from using them.
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The problem I have with this line of thinking is that it assumes people with no children don't benefit from an educated public. How would you enjoy life if there were fewer people who could go to school? It would be more difficult to get a doctor, a lawyer, etc. Everything would be more expensive because of a lack of skilled and educated workers, or less money to pay for infrastructure. Some things would be outright unavailable due to a lack of supply or feasible distribution.