Quoted from DakotaMike:Well, yes. Obviously the money comes from somewhere. But everyone pays that equally. It's a give and take sort of system. Definitely has it's cons, but an NHS means no major illness, injury, or congenital condition will bankrupt anyone.
Quoted from rwmech5:No you just die waiting years for treatment. It's not all it's made out to be. A blended system would be much better. Alberta doesn't have sales tax cotton but we do pay about 33-36% income tax on a 70-100k wage.
I was in the military for 5.5 years. The military, IMO, could pass the definition of being a socialistic organization. And other than us kids being a bunch of dumb kids---with attitudes----the military was not bad. You were clothed. You were fed. You got free military medical care and I don't remember any of my friends having a bad experiences ( the ones without attitudes, that is ). The wives loved the job security and the free medical care for their babies.
33-36% sounds about right in the states for that kind of income.
If you work for a company that pays for health care premiums, the US is a great place to be.
But if you have a job, with no benefits, you are basically hosed.
I had Obamacare before I turned 65 and became eligible for Medicare. Before I turned 65, my premiums for the cheap seat insurance was going to be $220.00 per month with a $6700.00 deductible (almost $10,000.00 ) before the insurance company kicked in a dime. Or I could have bought the gold package for more monthly premium and less deductible, but when I ran the numbers, if you get real sick you are still kicking in about $10K our year before insurance starts helping out.
If you are unfortunate and get sick in December with a big bill and then January rolls around, you get to start all over again. So, in less than one month's time you be out $18,000.00 before you pass GO.