Re:Why Should Americans Be Grateful for $137 Insulin? German...
by oliwarner on Friday March 22, 2019 @09:31AM
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You might. You might not.
It's easy to look at your own tax receipt and think it's expensive but a) it's a boatload cheaper than it would be (cite: US healthcare atrocities) and b) not everybody earns enough to pay tax in these countries.
The people in group b still get treated. Equally. You're not left to suffer and die of readily treatable chronic conditions if you can't afford tax.
It's easy to look at your own tax receipt and think it's expensive but a) it's a boatload cheaper than it would be (cite: US healthcare atrocities) and b) not everybody earns enough to pay tax in these countries.
The people in group b still get treated. Equally. You're not left to suffer and die of readily treatable chronic conditions if you can't afford tax.