Would 20-30 percent of your income pay for health insurance?

Question

It should.

Why don't you stop wishing we had canada's crappy socialist health care plan, and put 20-30 percent of your income towards your own. Canadians pay between 40-50 percent of their income for taxes.

Answer 1

I've been doing that for years. It's called a private group health insurance plan.It's one of the reasons that I don't have a fancy $2000 TV.

Answer 2

You are kidding right? 20 to 30 percent only works for people with no long term health problems. Try more like 50 to 80 percent of income for lower middle class people who have developed serious health conditions and have a job that has no real health plan. For example my mother currently pays 12 thousand per year and her income pays for health insurance and the year's food. She will be old enough get government assistance in a couple more years, but until then her insurance will go up 1 to 3 thousand a year.

Answer 3

It's always amusing to hear an ignorant American tell the rest of the world about the disadvantages of Canada's "crappy socialist health care plan."

Canadian taxes are graduated according to income. If you're paying 40 to 50 percent of your income as taxes, you're doing pretty well. Waiting lists for serious medical conditions are pretty good; if you go to the emergency ward because you have a flu and it's flu season (we're not immune to stupidity up here), you're going to have a bit of a wait. I'm not aware whether anyone has broken down how much of our tax dollars go to health care, but I do know that, as a fraction of the Gross National Product, we pay less for health care and are able to provide coverage for all our citizens. Since there aren't as many layers of administration due to having to deal with thousands of insurance companies and Health Management Organizations, the Canadian government-run "socialist" system is more efficient at providing care than the land of "free enterprise." In Canada, if someone is sick, they don't have to deal with a H.M.O or an insurance company that is trying to deny benefits to stay profitable; that person gets treated.

Why don't you try the reality-based world sometime? You might like. It certainly is going to be healthier for you.

Answer 4

I pay about $7,800 per year for a family health plan that does not include dental or vision insurance, only covers a percentage of my health expenses and still leaves me with a $1,000 deductible. My friends in Canada pay about $3,400 in taxes which include dental, vision, zero out of pocket health expenses, minimum charges for perscriptions, no deductions. Not sure where you got that 40 to 50% number but they simple are not true.

Answer 5

the extreme high quality element, in a tragic way, is whilst fantastically much 50% of the inhabitants does not pay any earnings taxes, the failings Obamanomics is doing will fee soooo lots, he would be compelled to tax all of us one way or yet another. a super sort of the hot stealth taxes impact the 50% that pay no tax in any respect in a miles better % than the evil wealthy lol. like the Cap and Tax bill, that on my own will boost the fee of fantastically much each and every thing we purchase. the upward push fee of producing and transportation would be felt. to no longer point out the lost job ripple effect.

Answer 6

As long as there is a huge chunk of change being taken out of every dollar you pay for medical expenses that goes to line the pockets of the insurance companies and the pharmaceutical companies, you will be getting ripped off. They know that you will pay whatever it takes to keep your family and yourself alive. That is the cold hard reality of our current system in the US. Big med will not change without being hauled kicking and screaming into the world of regulation, reason, fairplay and no more profiteering.

Answer 7

there are far too many hard work people in this nation paying taxes and not able to afford health care. for all the taxes that go towards the king moron's war on terror, you think the people financing it can get taken care of when they get hurt.

i know, what a got damn socialist communist i am!

Answer 8

I have health insurance. For my spouse and I, it costs $800 (US) every month.

For that, we get $3000 deductible per year, and 80/20% after that.

So, roughly $10,000 per year (not tax deductible), I have good US health care insurance.

What a bargain.

Again, do your homework, Junior.

Answer 9

I pay $175 per month for health insurance
and its a crappy policy at that rate...

Lucky Republicans have the best darn
health care for pennies per month, eh!

Strange of how you put down others for
putting out the REAL facts and yet you seem
to think YOUR facts are the only facts.

Hey!!!
Is this really Bill O'Lielly posing as
NickyRage???

Answer 10

Since healthcare is about 15% of GDP, that sounds about right.