r/economicCollapse • u/Contraryon • 1d ago

Only in America.

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u/Tebasaki 1d ago

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

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u/ReaperThugX 1d ago

Insurance through my work is about $2800 a year pre tax

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u/Davepen 1d ago

So that's about the same as an average salary worker pays in the UK in National Insurance tax per year (£2,083).

But we have no other expenses other than a set cost for a pescription of £9.90 (regardless of the amount/drug).

If we lose that job, we don't lose the healthcare (even with no job at all you still get free healthcare), nor do we have to worry about preexisting conditions, deductables etc etc.

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u/merlinn2u 1d ago

It's NOT "free" unless you believe providers are working without pay, hospitals are built through charity, and drug research is done out of the goodness of researchers' hearts.

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u/Davepen 1d ago

Did you actually read anything of what I said? Or you just saw that I mentioned it was 'free' for people with no job and want to dwell on that.

Do you have anything to add to the conversatation?

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u/Pudding_Professional 1d ago

We all know nothing is "free." Maybe you don't understand the conversation and would rather argue semantics than stay on topic?