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All tax works like that. You make more, you pay more. You might think it's unfair that rich people pay more, but the system seems to work. And wanting to ensur
by sho 18y ago
All tax works like that. You make more, you pay more. You might think it's unfair that rich people pay more, but the system seems to work.
And wanting to ensure everyone receives the medical care they need regardless of income is a matter of social justice.
- eru 18y agoYes, taxes work that way. And it's OK that we have such a system to re-distribute income. But why should we confuse insurance with solidarity? We can use taxes/hand-outs to level people's income somewhat, and leave insurance to the market. Most sectors of insurance seem to work quite fine that way.
- sho 18y agoWell, I don't think it should even be called insurance! Health care is pretty close to a basic human right, IMO, and the government should provide it to everyone who needs it. So that should be funded via general tax, like any other essential service. I wouldn't be opposed to a parallel system for people who opted out of or augmented the Govt services, that could be assessed like regular insurance, but the important thing is to have the universal basic care.
- eru 18y agoOK, I can understand that you want that. We should just ensure that we do not confuse it with insurance.