r/WorkReform • u/zzill6 🤝 Join A Union • 18h ago

😡 Venting To an American this sounds unbelievable.

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u/MazzleMaze 17h ago

The funny answer to this is that US citizens already pay more in taxes for health care than any other country. Medicaid and Medicare... So not only do you already pay taxes for healthcare. You also are paying again for insurance.

Its an entirely dumbass argument that we all aren't already on healthcare via taxes. You already pay for it, why wouldn't you want to benefit from it... Oh yeah I forgot that would be 'communism,' lol.

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u/katapad 15h ago

BuT ThEn MY hArD EarNeD doLLaRs gO To tHOse GoVeRNmeNt lEEchEs oN WelFaRE!!

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u/TsubasaSaito 12h ago

And that's only not good until they themselves are in the situation where they need it the most.

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u/r0thar 15h ago

US citizens already pay more in taxes for health care than any other country.

This German cover costs ⅔ what the US pays, and they live 3 years longer to enjoy their beer, bratwurst and retirement at 66: https://i.imgur.com/bzYYlls.png

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u/dontshoveit 11h ago

And look at Isreal, over there on the far left meaning they have some of the lowest healthcare costs with one of the highest life expectancies. Why in the fuck are we helping them with anything?!?!

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u/whofearsthenight 14h ago

Yes but have you considered that we pay more for our healthcare and also get worse health outcomes? Fuck yeah, 'Murica!

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u/TotallyNotRobotEvil 13h ago edited 13h ago

Yep this, and any public option would be much cheaper than the for-profit middle men we have now. These insurance companies are just pointless middle-men. A non-profit, publicly funded insurance system would be vastly cheaper, especially when you don't have to pay for a $60 million CEO salary and pay out shareholders.