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Originally Posted by Oberon
20-30%? What on Earth are you guys doing? 
I don't pretend that our system is perfect but it certainly seems a lot simpler. You pay in a certain percentage of contribution each paycheck, which varies depending on your pay rate, and that is all sent to the National Insurance Fund which then helps fund the service so that it is free of charge at point of delivery.
The US health care system seems complex for no reason other than the sake of being complex.  I just don't get it. |
At 30% he's got it good. I pay 50% of my take home pay for insurance with a $3,000 deductable. Unless something just about kills me, half my income vanishes with no possible benefit. as I have to pay for the service ANYWAY.
I pay more for insurance than the combination of the highest house payment plus the highest car payment I've ever made in my life. I could drive a new Mercedes and have enough left over for gas. I'd never WANT to drive a Mercedes though....