> That's less than what most would pay in mandatory social insurance taxes in Europe. Yeah, it might be. But you also pay that in the US, to the same degree.

> That's less than what most would pay in mandatory social insurance taxes in Europe. Yeah, it might be. But you also pay that in the US, to the same degree. Why is it so common to think that US citizens don't pay taxes towards healthcare? They do, and just as much as western europeans. The europeans just don't have to pay those extra $3k. US healthcare costs twice as much per person as healthcare in other western nations.