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"Franck" wrote:

An example

I pay 30$/month for ALL medical assitance (hospital, medecin, drug, glasses,
teeth......). a big party is paid directly bythe french state, the rest by
my medical insurance

You pay a *lot* more than $30 per month.

You see, when they take out that extra 20% or so of your income each
year in taxes, *that's* what pays for that insurance.

So when you say "$30 per month," you mean "$30 per month on top of the
several thousand per year they already take out."

And $6000 per year can pay for some *good* insurance for most folks in
the US... and we get to pick the insurance carrier, so we can choose to
have a less-expensive plan with a moderate deductible, or a very
expensive plan with no deductible at all.

you could pay more or less depends of your insurance or the company where
you work. but this a good example.

Can you choose to not pay the government the taxes they take away from
you to pay for everyone's health care?

Thought not...

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