• invalidusernamelol [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    The issue is that higher taxes won’t solve it, lower taxes and a single payer or state owned healthcare system would.

    As it stands higher taxes will just drive up rates and line the pockets of insurance executives.

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      1 year ago

      The increased taxes pay for universal healthcare, which would take the place of the current costs. If you remove the cost of current healthcare plans, and pay less than that cost per year in taxes, it would pay for universal healthcare AND be less expensive. But it won’t happen because taxes bad.

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        1 year ago

        We already pay enough taxes into medical services to fund a UHC. Which is why you’d actually pay less in taxes (true single payer will reduce cost across the board) and also not have to pay for private healthcare.

        The current system isn’t some compromise, it’s theft.