Cloudeur t1_iuk6x5t wrote
Reply to comment by 69_420_ in Julia Roberts reveals Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King paid the hospital bill for her birth by CharlieDarwin2
I just explained how we pay it through our taxes and we don’t have to expect a bill when we need treatment. Don’t worry, you’ll understand how to read one day ;)
mathpat t1_iuk7uuh wrote
I'm an American. No, unfortunately he won't. Being willfully ignorant is seen as a badge of honor to one side of the political spectrum here.
69_420_ t1_iuk7bb6 wrote
Paying for it to the hospital and to taxes is the same thing essentially. Do you not understand that? You're paying for it either way
Cloudeur t1_iuk7s9m wrote
No it’s not.
Directly would be incredibly expensive per individual. Through taxes it’s collectively paid. That’s the biggest difference.
People reference their healthcare services as « free » because they don’t have to pay out of pocket.
69_420_ t1_iuk8xt9 wrote
Jeez someone is in for a rude awakening. You collectively all pay a giant sum. You personally pay a one person sized slice of that sum. Then when you go to the hospital you use a one person size slice of that giant sum. That is not a different cost than going to the hospital and paying a one person size slice to them
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