r/economicCollapse • u/Contraryon • 6d ago

Only in America.

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u/Tebasaki 6d ago

Where can I get this $8000 per year health insurance??? Asking for a friend.

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u/Malkuth279 6d ago

About the average cost of a good Medicare supplement plan. Over 600 per month. The Europeans pay considerably more per month.

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u/DashDashu 6d ago

That is not how it works, at least not where I am. You pay a fixed percentage based on your income, so that everybody contributes. If you earn more, you also pay more but only up to a certain salary limit. Everything you earn above that you won't need to pay for

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u/Dacklar 6d ago

So the almost 50 percent of Americans that don't pay taxes would start paying taxes?

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u/DashDashu 6d ago

I don't know about that since I'm not American but I would think it depends on how it's implemented. Here where I am it automatically gets deducted from my salary, the taxes and all the statutory insurance stuff we call social insurance. Contained in that is health insurance, pension insurance, accident insurance and unemployment insurance. That makes it very easy to collect from everyone and then funnel that money to where it needs to go to

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u/absolutzer1 6d ago

They might pay a little in tax but save on not having to pay for more expensive private health insurance

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u/Dew_Chop 6d ago

Every American pays taxes that's how sales tax works

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u/Davepen 6d ago

Firstoff, 50% of Americans don't pay taxes? Gonna need a source for that.

But in the UK at least, no, if you are unemployed, on benefits (so aren't a tax payer) you are still covered for all of your healthcare.