Zod Above Pugetropolis
11/08/19 5:22 pm
Of course. I'll be paying my Medicare premium out of pocket, at least until I'm old enough to want to start collecting Social Security, and happily so. I don’t think anyone has ever considered Medicare to be "free", rather we all recognize it as a good value. I couldn’t care less if my taxes go up if it means never having to pay a private health "insurance" premium again, especially if the total taxes isn’t all that much more that the total of taxes plus private "insurance" premiums and coverage is similar. I'd gladly pay considerably more taxes than that if it meant my and everyone's healthcare was fully paid for, as if we were one of the world's developed nations.
TomM
11/08/19 9:54 am
Yes and it's just like when Bernie talks about healthcare in Scandinavia, and people don't realize they pay for medication, dentist visits, glasses, nursing homes and a lot of other things.
Zingerz Wisconsin
11/08/19 8:37 am
Yes, not free but much worse is how our veterans are "treated" at VA facilities. I'm fortunate to not have to utilize those but have taken fellow vets for their appointments. Sad. And as I understand it, the VA facilities in this region are superior to most 😢
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