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> free healthcare > earn 40k/yr > get taxed 30% on it

• FirmwareBurner 1y ago
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  • zzzeek 1y ago
    pointless pedantry "free" means "no payment is due for medical care, regardless of how extensive the care"
  • saubeidl 1y ago
    If we redefine words to have no meaning, then there is no such thing as words with meaning, yes.
  • rickydroll 1y ago
    Which is why I prefer to differentiate them as taxpayer-funded versus employer-subsidized health care
• zzzeek 1y ago
  can bike to work without being run down by a 10 ft high pickup truck, I dunno sign me up maybe
• jonathanlb 1y ago
  > get taxes 30% on it As opposed to paying more out of pocket or getting denied a claim? No thank you.
  • betaby 1y ago
    As opposed to paying the same rate and still not having functioning health care. Hello from Quebec, Canada,
    • mcphage 1y ago
      > As opposed to paying the same rate and still not having functioning health care. Hello from Quebec, Canada What do you mean "as opposed to"—that's exactly where the entire US is at.
      • saubeidl 1y ago
        As opposed to France, where taxes are high, but health care functions and life expectancy is five years higher than in the US.
        • mcphage 1y ago
          See, that would make a good comparison.