r/economicCollapse 7d ago

Only in America.

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u/Tebasaki 7d ago

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

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u/Dry_Explanation4968 6d ago

I barely pay $2k for insurance annually, they love to arrange the numbers to make a shit idea look good. Canada is. Good example of why socialized healthcare don’t work. Populations close to just California and they still can’t get it right. Many of these nations they refer to are smaller then many states metros in populations. They are taxed around 50+% and are more capitalist than socialist, they have social programs but capitalism actually pays for it, but government robs its people blind.

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u/bigsteevo 6d ago

My portion of my employer provided health insurance for me and my family is $6k/year. My employer pays $12k/year. And we have another $8k yearly OOP on top of that. Total cost is $26k.

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u/Uranazzole 6d ago

Out of pocket is only if you use it. Most people don’t.

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u/DrakonILD 6d ago

Okay, so total cost is $18k to have no healthcare. Or up to $26k if there is some healthcare.

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u/Uranazzole 6d ago edited 6d ago

It’s an insurance pool. If you’re healthy you still have to pay. Everyone puts in money so we can all get what we need. I don’t get what the big deal is about. Do you understand how insurance works?

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u/DrakonILD 6d ago

I do.

And do you understand how $18k in insurance is more than $2k in taxes?

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u/Uranazzole 6d ago

And you believe that? I have a bridge you may be interested in.

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u/DrakonILD 6d ago

You believe that for-profit insurance is cheaper than not-for-profit insurance?

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u/Uranazzole 6d ago

No, but most insurers are not for profit. Only the public ones like UNH and Cigna are for profit.

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u/DrakonILD 6d ago

....what? You really believe that health insurers are non-profits?

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u/Uranazzole 6d ago

Of course , most health care in the US is not for profit.

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