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A comment on Japan's Hometown Tax. Parent comment

Re:Japan's Hometown Tax by asmithmd1 on Friday October 19, 2018 @03:10PM (#18259154)
Yeah, adding a public option (a.k.a. Medicare for all) actually decreases the budget deficit. So why aren't we doing this?

If Social Security is an entitlement program like any other, why is there any max income? Why is it only on "earned" income?

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Re:Japan's Hometown Tax by androidgirl on Friday October 19, 2018 @03:26PM (#18259285)
Because that would essentially kill a lot of private healthcare jobs and industries. No administration* or congress wants to be the one to axe, say, Kaiser. It'd be a PR disaster.

* Theoretical Sanders administration aside.

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Re:Japan's Hometown Tax by barrow-rider on Friday October 19, 2018 @03:44PM (#18259432)
Because powerful lobby groups dictate government policy.

Plus the Better-Dead-Than-Red strain of US Libertarianism. We may be poor, unhealthy, and beholden to wealthy political donors... but at least we ain't no Commie!

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