Helstrem t1_iuk6xza wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:19 PM

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Did you know that Americans pay more per capita in taxes for healthcare than Canadians, Brits, the French or Germans? Then we add premiums, deductibles and co-pays on top of that.

69_420_ t1_iuk78q3 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:21 PM

Yeah, but that's misleading because most of those taxes come from employer companies paying it, not individual taxes.

Helstrem t1_iukbq0t wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:57 PM

That is 100% irrelevant. Do you think the NHS taxes are all from private citizens? The fact is our system is so fucked that even though more is paid per capita in taxes alone we have significantly worse outcomes. That is ignoring all the personal funds we pay after taxes, from whatever source, have already been paid.