Thread: Where has common sense gone?
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Old 09-19-2007, 06:25 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by fxashun View Post
Somebody is gonna suffer no matter what system they choose. The rich and middle class are gonna get it through taxes with universal medicine, or the poor if they continue status quo.

I was thinking about my situation as an example. My dialysis and other medical costs probably rack up about 70K a year. If I hadn't joined the Marine Corps I don't know how my life would have turned out. But making those kinds of costs universal to every person in the U.S. as a right is gonna cost CRAZY taxes. Any one know the tax rates in countries with universal medicine compared to the U.S?
The rich and middle class are already paying for it through charity care provided by hospitals. This is the most costly form of care. Through universal health care, the end costs can potentially be lower.
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