Your own company? You can do it (2011)

Re:Your own company? You can do it (2011) by beefsack on Sunday June 18, 2017 @05:04AM (#14579740)

> But why - I still don't understand what is causing the problem in the US? Even in the non-US systems, somebody has to pay, so how can they afford it, given that all other countries are poorer than the US?

Perhaps the issue isn't that the US as a whole can't afford it, but more that medical treatments are expensive and the rich aren't willing to subsidise for the others.

In countries where it's funded essentially via sliding scale income tax, the rich don't have a choice but to subsidise it.

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Re:Your own company? You can do it (2011) by anothercomment on Sunday June 18, 2017 @05:08AM (#14579756)

That would be another issue than the "medical care is especially expensive in the US", though.

Are the numbers even known, I mean, how much would proper health insurance cost per person?

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Re:Your own company? You can do it (2011) by youdontknowtho on Sunday June 18, 2017 @07:19AM (#14580160)

There are economic interests that have made sure that the information you are talking about isn't available. Its hard to get this across, because it sounds a little crazy.

There are economic forces in American life that actively misinform the public. Medical care is made to be expensive to protect those interests.

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