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On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:40:32 -0500, Warp wrote:
> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote:
>> You pay taxes, I pay an insurance premium. Either way, you and I both
>> pay to get cured.
>
> Except that the tax is a certain % of your income while an insurance
> is usually a fixed amount of money.
Depends on the program you enroll in. There's also a deduction on my pay
for Medicare, which is a percentage and IIRC also applies to those who
can't afford insurance.
> To some people this fixed amount may
> be very large compared to their income (which may be next to zero).
> Paying taxes could be a much better way for them.
I don't entirely disagree - I think our system over here could definitely
use some reform.
Jim
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