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I honestly don't know how they figured their taxes. I doubt they have nearly as many local governments as we do, but it would be interesting to factor that into their figures as well. Maybe someone can find them?
If you want the numbers I used, try governmentspending.com and governmentrevenue.com
They don't want freedom, they want a security blanket.
I would like to have the freedom to pay half as much for the same quality car, or house, or whatever. It turns out I already have that freedom, and people have the freedom to charge whatever they want when they're selling a car or providing health care.I would like the freedom to pay half as much for the same quality of care.
No doctor has ever gone into debt because they treated medicare patients
Rightwingers don't want lower govt spending and effecient medical care; They want higher corporate profits and the destruction of the middle class
nothing but your unsubstantiated claims
of course not
LOL!
they stop taking em on instead
Finding a Doctor Who Accepts Medicare Isn’t Easy - NYTimes.com
think much?
Theoretically at least, Social Security and Unemployment are paid by citizens. SS was created as a failsafe following the depression. We see what has happened since...rather than being seen as a failsafe it is now viewed by many as their sole source of retirement income. Until recently there hasnt been a serious push for Universal health care. I think the message of the founding fathers was clear...federal involvement only where necessary and social programs for those truly incapable of providing for themselves.
Does anyone think that it's bad to have low taxes by OECD standards? If so, maybe they're the ones who are in denial.
Median household income - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rank↓ Country↓ 2007[4]↓
1 Luxembourg 34,407
2 United States 31,111
3 Norway 31,011
4 Iceland 28,166
5 Australia 26,915
6 Switzerland 26,844
7 Canada 25,363
8 United Kingdom 25,168
9 Ireland 24,677
10 Austria 24,114
11 Netherlands 24,024
12 Sweden 22,889
13 Denmark 22,461
14 Belgium 21,532
15 Germany 21,241
16 Finland 20,875
17 New Zealand 20,679
18 France 19,615
19 Japan 19,432
20 South Korea 19,179
21 Slovenia 18,860
22 Spain 18,391
23 Italy 16,866
24 Greece 15,758
25 Israel 14,055
26 Czech Republic 12,596
27 Portugal 12,515
28 Estonia 9,836
29 Poland 9,113
30 Slovak Republic 9,071
31 Hungary 8,531
32 Chile 7,851
33 Turkey 5,940
34 Mexico 4,689
— OECD 19,229
Does anyone think that it's bad to have low taxes by OECD standards?
There's a subdebate going on as to whether or not the cuts to medicare affect medicare patients or just health care providers.You think that's only an issue with Medicare? What planet are you living on? My wife has had to change doctors constantly as her employer(s) switch to different insurance plans because her current doctor isn't enrolled with this insurer or that.
You lost me. Please paraphrase. Thank you.It rather depends on what they get for their money, doesn't it? It's sort of like saying, $25,000 is too much to pay for a car, without specifying what the car is.
You lost me. Please paraphrase. Thank you.
Does anyone think that it's bad to have low taxes by OECD standards?
My wife has had to change doctors constantly as her employer(s) switch to different insurance plans because her current doctor isn't enrolled with this insurer or that.
You lost me. Please paraphrase. Thank you.
i understand, and i'm sorry, give her my best
i hope she at least was able TO FIND one
Finding a Doctor Who Accepts Medicare Isn’t Easy - NYTimes.com
That sounds like a good reply to the OP, but not my post, unless you think that other countries are enjoying so much more benefits from their taxes that it offsets the huge difference in income.I thought I was pretty clear, but okay. You are pointing at one side of the equation (taxes) and saying, "isn't that awfule!" But you aren't saying anything about the other side of the equation (services, such as health care, education, infrastructure, retirement, etc.).
So, for example, you could say, "my Lord, I'm paying $20,000/yr. in taxes -- isn't that awful!" But if those taxes go to providing health care, allowing you to do without a $14k/yr. insurance plan, and public transportation, allowing you to do without $6,000 in car payments, and good schools, allowing you to do without a $25k/yr. private school tuition ... it's actually a pretty good deal.
invasion? certainly.
collapse of the world trade system followed by the immediate collapse of the US Economy??? :shrug:
That sounds like a good reply to the OP, but not my post, unless you think that other countries are enjoying so much more benefits from their taxes that it offsets the huge difference in income.
That sounds like a good reply to the OP, but not my post, unless you think that other countries are enjoying so much more benefits from their taxes that it offsets the huge difference in income.
The issue is the claim that the US is a high tax nation and that if we raise taxes, businesses will move to other nations where the taxes are lower
Bill Clinton calls for corporate tax cut - Mike Allen - POLITICO.com
now, if you don't have the former president in opposition...
how do you think joe manchin's gonna come down?
think much?
so many of the insurers seem to randomly decide what they will and will not pay for, or if they do pay, how much they will cover
Is the difference between their tax benefits and ours worth $10k/year? If so, please be specific.Yes, I do think they enjoy superior benefits. I think that's pretty clear if you've ever traveled in Europe.
You can't know if they're paying too much without looking at what they get for the money
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