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vishnoo t1_j2xdffs wrote

but it is free, because currently the public expendture on health is 1.5 Tn $.
which is ~5000 per person per year.

enough to cover everyone (if you weed out the insurance companies, and the price gouging)

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AbazabaYouMyOnlyFren t1_j2xea0u wrote

It has a cost, that cost is paid for by tax dollars, taxes are paid by all citizens in one way or another.

That's not what free means.

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vishnoo t1_j2xnsiv wrote

yes, but since the amount currently paid is enough to cover everyone, there would be no additional charge.
in fact most people might be able to negotiate a pay raise if the employers are about to save 1.5 TN in health insurance coverage

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so not "free", but rather
you are already paying for it, just not getting it

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