Rich countries tend to have a bigger middle-class, except the USA

Re:Rich countries tend to have a bigger middle-class, except... by hackeraccount on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @08:06PM (#19734299)

Wait. Hold on. You're acting like Medicaid doesn't exist. Firstly I bet that in most states if you're making $23,000 a year don't make enough for the ACA not too much so that you end up on Medicaid.

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Re:Rich countries tend to have a bigger middle-class, except... by runako on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @10:05PM (#19734931)

I specifically didn't go to this level of analysis because I was responding to a post that uses 2010 PPP-adjusted numbers. I have no idea how to quickly compare that to today's benefits & costs.

But there are millions of families that fall on that border between "low-income" and "middle class" who are not eligible for subsidies, get crappy insurance, and have trouble paying for even that (which they lose if the employee gets sick).

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Re:Rich countries tend to have a bigger middle-class, except... by rayiner on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @08:49PM (#19734557)

ACA subsidizes coverage from the Medicaid line up to well above the median income. For example, for an individual making $23,000, premiums are capped at 4-6% of income. (Which is, incidentally, lower than the health insurance tax in Germany, which is 15.5%, with the employer covering half.)

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