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> covered by the employer Only 50%, no? Also, in Germany the cost of insurance is tied to income. So I went from the bizarre situation where I went from payin
by rglullis 3y ago
> covered by the employer
Only 50%, no?
Also, in Germany the cost of insurance is tied to income. So I went from the bizarre situation where I went from paying ~500€ while employed to less than 200€ now that my business is not generating substantial revenue.
- allendoerfer 3y agoIt is the bizarre idea of socialized healthcare, were all (publicly insured) Germans share the costs and pay according to their ability to do so, while even poor people (or founders like you) can afford to have all necessary procedures done without going bankrupt.
- rglullis 3y agoI don't mind socialized healthcare, but this is what taxes are for. Having an "insurance" system where the premium people pay is not related to actuarial risk is indeed bizarre.
- allendoerfer 3y agoYou are required to pay them, everyone gets (essentially) the same, everyone pays (essentially) the same, both of which the government controls. We are (again essentially) talking about taxes, just calling it social insurance.