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I would like to point out that Universal Healthcare would be funded by a separate tax and probably would not come out of Income Taxes.
by mullen 6y ago
I would like to point out that Universal Healthcare would be funded by a separate tax and probably would not come out of Income Taxes.
- jermaustin1 6y agoI believe this is how the UK does it as well. You pay income tax, then you pay your NHS fee.
- aphexairlines 6y agothe NHS is mostly funded from general taxation https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/nhs-in-a-nutshell/how-nhs-funded https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/nhs-in-a-nutshell/how-...
- mattlondon 6y agoWe pay a "national insurance" tax in addition to income tax, but this is mainly to cover the state pension from what I understand and maternity allowance etc. As I understand it, NHS comes from general taxation. Obviously there is no actual "fee" to use the NHS at the point of use - it is all free apart from prescriptions which are the same price regardless of what you get (and you might get it for free anyway depending on your circumstances)
- nbaksalyar 6y agoPrescriptions are also completely free in Scotland. Same for Wales and Northern Ireland, as far as I know.
- caymanjim 6y agoThis is sorta already how it is in the US. While we obviously don't have universal healthcare, or a national pension, we do have Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security. These are separate than income tax. On your pay stub, it's the FICA ("Federal Insurance Contributions Act") deduction. There is also a smaller separate supplemental Medicare-specific tax. Federal income tax is a separate deduction.
- aj7 6y agoWait till COBRA runs out, friend.
- aj7 6y agoI.e. so it can be properly regressive, right?