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Interesting article that appears in today's Wall Street Journal is reproduced on the website: healthdecisions.org. It is free. To see the same article on the WSJ website requires a paid subscription.
Holland. Model for U.S. Health Care System?
- Thread starter arnguy
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So exactly what is Holland's effective tax rate?
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ALL of Europe has VERY high taxes and health care is RATIONED this is a concept Americans do not understand. People want service NOW and god forbid someone has to wait 3 hours for an appointment. Americans are VERY demanding on our health care system and wouldn't put up with a European type system.
People do not understand the concept that the government has NO business in health care - this includes CHIP. FREE markets are the ONLY solution. How many people on CHIP have cell phones? Virtually ALL of them - sorry if you can afford a CELL PHONE I am sick of subsidizing your health insurance - this is unacceptable.
How many of these UNINSURED people have CELL PHONES? Virtually 100%. How many have CAR PAYMENTS? The vast majority. Average cell phone bill is $50-60/mo , average car payment is $550. (and you do not NEED a car payment - there are plenty of good used cars on the market for cash).
Americans see NO value in their Health Insurance and 90% of them don't even know the "true" cost anyhow since it is employer subsidized, prices are hidden, and you can not shop around like you can any other item in America.
People do not understand the concept that the government has NO business in health care - this includes CHIP. FREE markets are the ONLY solution. How many people on CHIP have cell phones? Virtually ALL of them - sorry if you can afford a CELL PHONE I am sick of subsidizing your health insurance - this is unacceptable.
How many of these UNINSURED people have CELL PHONES? Virtually 100%. How many have CAR PAYMENTS? The vast majority. Average cell phone bill is $50-60/mo , average car payment is $550. (and you do not NEED a car payment - there are plenty of good used cars on the market for cash).
Americans see NO value in their Health Insurance and 90% of them don't even know the "true" cost anyhow since it is employer subsidized, prices are hidden, and you can not shop around like you can any other item in America.
