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minus-squareMomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 years agoI’d certainly rather have lower taxes and only pay for services I actually fucking want.
minus-squareVaryk@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 years agoYou don’t want health care, social security or education? You think that right now your taxes are only paying for things you want? You’d rather pay $33000 for an emergency appendectomy you had no preparation for than $4000?
minus-squareMomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 years ago You don’t want health care, social security or education? Not to the extent that I would be paying in taxes under a socialized system, no. You think that right now your taxes are only paying for things you want? Lack of perfection is not an excuse for not pursuing improvement.
minus-squareVaryk@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 years agoImplying you would rather pay an extra 30k for a surgery. There’s no “extent”. You get the same or better services(France is ranked 7th in healthcare, US is 30th worldwide), but far cheaper. https://ceoworld.biz/2021/04/27/revealed-countries-with-the-best-health-care-systems-2021/ Lack of perfection blah blah… Thank you, this is my point: Other countries are doing healthcare and education better than the US, cheaper for everyone, with less bureaucracy and better results.
minus-squareMomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 years ago Implying you would rather pay an extra 30k for a surgery. Absolutely, considering the absolutely gargantuan savings over time. Other countries are doing healthcare and education better than the US, cheaper for everyone It’s hardly cheaper, unless you’re the type to just pretend taxes don’t count
I’d certainly rather have lower taxes and only pay for services I actually fucking want.
You don’t want health care, social security or education?
You think that right now your taxes are only paying for things you want?
You’d rather pay $33000 for an emergency appendectomy you had no preparation for than $4000?
Not to the extent that I would be paying in taxes under a socialized system, no.
Lack of perfection is not an excuse for not pursuing improvement.
Implying you would rather pay an extra 30k for a surgery.
There’s no “extent”. You get the same or better services(France is ranked 7th in healthcare, US is 30th worldwide), but far cheaper.
https://ceoworld.biz/2021/04/27/revealed-countries-with-the-best-health-care-systems-2021/
Thank you, this is my point: Other countries are doing healthcare and education better than the US, cheaper for everyone, with less bureaucracy and better results.
Absolutely, considering the absolutely gargantuan savings over time.
It’s hardly cheaper, unless you’re the type to just pretend taxes don’t count
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