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Property taxes are nothing compared to health insurance, though. I’d totally be living in a backwater doing far less work if not for needing $20K / year for he
by EvanAnderson 4y ago
Property taxes are nothing compared to health insurance, though.
I’d totally be living in a backwater doing far less work if not for needing $20K / year for health insurance for my family (and $10K on in reserve for my “out of pocket maximum”).
- grey-area 4y agoMost of the world doesn’t pay health insurance and has better outcomes.
- cpursley 4y agoMaybe not the rest of the world, but certainly the developed world. Hell, even some Eastern European countries have both lower taxes and better health outcomes (socialized healthcare) than America.
- all2 4y agoMedical mistakes in hospitals sits at #3 on the list of 'things that kill people prematurely'. [0] Note that's from 2016, and it doesn't appear the CDC has updated their reporting methods. [0] https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/study_suggests_medical_errors_now_third_leading_cause_of_death_in_the_us https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/study_su...
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- kortilla 4y agoNot sure that’s relevant if you have no actual income. That’s fully subsidized.
- tenacious_tuna 4y agoI'm not clear on how it's not relevant--Wouldn't you need some money for insurance no matter what? I remember glancing at the medicaid qualifications for a friend and being stunned that you only qualify if you have less than $2k in assets, so I don't think that's a sustainable method for off-grid living assuming you have a house/cash reserve/whatever.