Affordable Health Care Act

Astronomer · 08-16-2013, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

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I don't remember saying that Australia had higher taxes, but, yeah, it is unfortunate that some segments of the USA feel compelled to engage in massively idiotic, unnecessary foreign policy schemes such as providing loans below cost to the British during WW2.

Sorry, I will clarify - I was responding to your comment about healthcare not being "free" unless you aren't paying taxes. Well, essentially this is true per se but I am calling it "free" for the purpose of the description in that you go to hospital and don't pay any out of pocket expenses (but you do pay taxes out of your income) but you are not directly paying for the health services at the time.

If two countries pay the same in taxes, yet one country gets "free" (in the sense that I am using the term) healthcare and the other does not, this must been that one country is utlising the taxes to create a public healthcare scheme, whereas the other country is using their taxes towards other avenues (in the US, most taxes primarily go towards military and interest on debt.)

Personally I feel lucky that I pay the same taxes as other parts of the world and that the taxes that I pay go towards a public healthcare system that I can utilise. It is very possible that I could be paying taxes AND having to pay for my healthcare. Fortunately, I get "free" healthcare (in the sense that I am using the term).

That is what I meant.