An importing part of the Australian system, is that for people and families earning over a certain threshold ($80k for singles, $160k I believe for families) yo

An importing part of the Australian system, is that for people and families earning over a certain threshold ($80k for singles, $160k I believe for families) you have the option to either * pay for private health insurance, or * pay an additional 2% surcharge/tax on your income This is to encourage people who can afford it to purchase private health insurance, to lessen the load on the publicly funded system where possible.