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tiago92 posted...

I think healthcare is definitely is a right, and I don't mind paying more taxes in order to have a healthcare system that can treat people when they need it.

I just can't understand how can some people see healthcare as a commodity.

Healthcare is already treated as a right. You cannot be denied medical services unless you voluntarily waive this right. Coverage for said healthcare is a service someone has to pay for. If we were on the Denmark model for health coverage via taxation, the average person would spend over a million dollars in taxes over the course of his or her lifetime, two thirds of which would be going toward health coverage. Even if we were to maintain the current tax rate, you'd still be paying $400,000 over the course of your lifetime for healthcare service coverage, but that money's already relegated to other government bodies. The problem with this is that the average person only spends $360,000 on health insurance under the current model, over the course of his life. Either way, you end up with a deficit ranging from $40,000 to well-over $600,000, just for having agreed to this ludicrous model. In other words, you expect the majority of us to foot the bill for the rare individual who needs significantly more medical attention over the course of his or her lifetime.

Funny how easy it is to dictate how other people spend their money, huh?
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