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Re: Obamacare and medicare Vs private + more

Posted by baseball55 on November 8, 2016, at 19:26:13

In reply to Re: Obamacare and medicare Vs private + more » Christ_empowered, posted by Phillipa on November 7, 2016, at 19:54:09

> It's a mess all over the world from what overseas friends write me. Evidently Sweden is #1 but their tax rate is extremely high. Disability insurance I would guess for a lot with mental illness and don't like this term as it's an illness like any other one like appendicitis, Mental health is no longer a separate entity. Phillipa

The World Health Organization ranks France #1, but Sweden is close behind. The US ranks #37 in access and outcomes.
Yes, taxes are higher in Europe, but consider this. You pay more taxes but you don't have to pay for:
health insurance or health care
college education
child care in the first 6-12 months after birth
In addition, you get fully paid parental leave for 6-12 months after a birth
Unemployment benefits that replace 80% of wages for 1-2 years (in the US , unemployment replaces 40% on average, lasts for 6 months and, because of onerous eligibility criteria, only 1/2 of the unemployed receive benefits)
Public pensions that replace 75% of wages (SS only about 40% on average).
I could go on. But higher taxes mean lower out-of-pocket spending for a variety of things.


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