"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On 4/11/2016 9:41 PM, Bruce wrote:
>
>>>>
>>>> 10 GRAND a year, just for insurance? 10 thousand dollars? For just ONE
>>>> year?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Insurance can run anywhere from about $3500 to $12,000 depending on
>>> coverage, copays, deductibles. There are some people that get full
>>> coverage for free, subsidized by those that pay the higher rates.
>>
>> What's the point of living in a rich western country if they don't
>> even try to organise affordable healthcare for everybody? Unless
>> you're rich, you could just as well live in Bangladesh.
>>
>
> There are some disparities,but many people don't pay the premium, or at
> least all of it. Traditionally, at least the past 50+ years, employers
> pay all or most of it. Other countries tax people. If you have nothing,
> you can get free coverage. There are a lot of people stuck in the middle
> though, earn too much to qualify for free care, not enough to afford paid
> care.
>
> No matter where you live it is not "free".

We pay 'National Insurance' when we are working. Anyone not working gets it
all 'free'!


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