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Re:Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013) by Sharlin on Thursday September 05, 2019 @10:37AM (#20887084)
Except that taxation is relative to income but the services are the same for everybody, and in a single-payer system you can’t be denied insurance based on ”preexisting conditions”. Massive difference.
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Re:Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013) by wil421 on Thursday September 05, 2019 @11:15AM (#20887549)
Being pregnant and other pre-existing classifications were fixed by ACA aka Obamacare in 2014.

>Insurance companies can't refuse to cover treatment for your pre-existing condition or charge you more.

https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/pre-existing-condition/

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Re:Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013) by UnFleshedOne on Friday September 06, 2019 @11:27AM (#20896481)
"Except that taxation is relative to income but the services are the same for everybody"

That's a shortest complete rebuttal to the idea that "nothing is actually free" I've seen so far, thanks!

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