I don't know where you get the tax numbers, but most people do not pay most of their income in taxes.
That said, a government single payer system works quite well in both England and Canada. The per capita spending is less, yet it would appear that the individual level of health care is higher - more people covered. But people do pay for it through general taxes. In the US you also pay for your healthcare, you make specific payments to a health care company (HMO, insurance etc) through your paycheque and your employer. What's the difference? To the individual in single payer systems the payout is less and level of care is more reliable.In the US model a larger piece is taken out of your paycheque to cover health insurance, in addition to the taxes you pay for other health services. And what is covered varies considerably from plan to plan. Moreover if you have a chronic condition, such as type I diabetes, private health plans can be even more expensive. larry On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 11:10:57 -0700 (PDT), Sam Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm sorry to here you're so happy with it. > The government is trying desperately to get rids of it > by encouraging people to use their own doctors. If you > ever need a specialist you'll realize how flawed it > is. After a year of waiting you probably won't need > that specialist anymore because the injury will no > longer be fixable. > > Also, how much do you pay for gas? Did you know your > government pays about the same as ours? You pay five > times as much because of your health care taxees. > I think I read in the UK like 3/4 of all income goes > to taxes. > > Glad your satisfied. > > --- James Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Mr. Bush is always telling us that US healthcare > > is the envy > > > of the world > > > > Well don't believe him, over here in the UK we have > > a fantastic health > > service and it is all free, and I believe Canada is > > the same, and Australia > > I think. > > > > We are however envious that you managed to take a > > man with fewer marbles > > than Prince Philip and give him control of your > > country, well done! ;-) > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=11 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:132602 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
