Re:How a Medical Catastrophe Can Bankrupt a Life
by conanbatt on Saturday February 03, 2018 @01:39AM
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Why does someone that pay gor his own private care does not have the option to not pay public care. That is the "do it or prison" aspect.
Re:How a Medical Catastrophe Can Bankrupt a Life
by fao_ on Saturday February 03, 2018 @10:39AM
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For the same reason that you pay for train maintenance despite probably having a car (At least in places with nationalized trains).
Also are you comparing being homeless (and risking death from disease, and the winter months in the process) to the simple inconvenience of taxes? I'm sorry, I cannot discuss any longer with someone who is willing to consider things so loosely and callously.
Re:How a Medical Catastrophe Can Bankrupt a Life
by conanbatt on Saturday February 03, 2018 @11:18AM
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> simple inconvenience of taxes
Okay. United Kingdom has 34.4% of tax to GDP ratio. That means that out of 5 working days, almost 2 days are given to the state. I would not consider working 2 days a week for the government a "simple inconvenience".
Re:How a Medical Catastrophe Can Bankrupt a Life
by dragonwriter on Saturday February 03, 2018 @12:13PM
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That analysis of “work days” assumes that 100% of GDP is retained by labor in the absence of taxes.
Uh, no? Private healthcare still exists in the UK, alongside the public healthcare industry. People have a choice of which to go into. You seem to have a complete misunderstanding of how this system works...