How much of your income are you willing to have taken for taxpayer funded healthcare.

MotoToTheMax · 2025-10-06T10:23:37-0500

RDKirk said:
That is an entire multi-billion dollar billing industry that does nothing but move paper sideways.

Are you kidding? Do you have any idea how much SHAREHOLDER VALUE is generated? Think of the shareholders! So much value. We should all be thankful.

RDKirk · 2025-10-06T10:27:43-0500

Fantine said:
The most efficient cost-effective healthcare in the US is the VA, 100% federally funded. Administering Medicare is far cheaper than the 20% insurance companies take from the top. The VA is thr only agency that can negotiate drug prices, which makes a big difference.

Well, there is also the military, which is good enough for the president and Congress.

Fantine said:
If you live in a city of 100,000 like me, the biggest employers in your town are probably the hospitals and clinics.

Fun fact: It used to be a sure bet taught to us in Air Force military targeting school that the largest building in a city was most likely an insurance company building. That's not always the case, but if it's not insurance it's some other financial industry.

Fantine said:
After the ACA was enacted, there was more phenomenal growth.
Thousands of jobs are created with universal Healthcare. Thousands are laid off without it.
I would be willing to pay the same percentage as Canadians, whatever that is.
Do you know that ten years ago auto workers' healthcare added $2000 to the price of each new car?

The price of healthcare added to the cost of goods began 'way back in the late 40s. The current estimate (depending on how labor-intensive the product's manufacture is) is about 1-3% of the cost of goods and services.

BCP1928 · 2025-10-06T10:29:15-0500

MotoToTheMax said:
Are you kidding? Do you have any idea how much SHAREHOLDER VALUE is generated? Think of the shareholders! So much value. We should all be thankful.

It's not really fair to the insurance industry, but I have a way to fix it: Let them right mandatory liability policies for gun owners. I'm sure they could make a buck or two doing that.

essentialsaltes · 2025-10-06T10:29:43-0500

What percent of health insurance is paid by employers?

According to KFF, in 2023, employers covered 83% of their employees’ self-only insurance plans

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People looking at their paychecks should take the amount they pay and multiply by 6 to get the full cost. Plus, as others have mentioned, the Medicare amount.

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Looking at things another way...

AI Overview

In 2023, US healthcare spending accounted for 17.6% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a total of $4.9 trillion or $14,570 per person.

Larniavc · 2025-10-06T10:38:08-0500

o_mlly said:
Root problem:

Science has extended human life.

Elder humans require more health care than other demographics.

The declining birth rates in the West has dramatically shifted the number of "contributors" to the number of "takers".

Compounding the demand and supply shifts in funding health care, preventable risks like smoking, obesity, poor diet, and substance abuse place further demands funding on our health care system.

So, how much we are taxed or pay for the health care of all will not change the eventual outcome. But lifestyle changes and increasing birth rates would.

Is throwing one’s hands up in despair and saying nothing can be done a US pastime?

Larniavc · 2025-10-06T10:39:24-0500

Aryeh Jay said:
Israeli abortions means less Israelis.

Fewer.

Desk trauma · 2025-10-06T10:49:51-0500

Larniavc said:
Is throwing one’s hands up in despair and saying nothing can be done a US pastime?

Yes. Recently replaced baseball.

Desk trauma · 2025-10-06T10:50:54-0500

Larniavc said:
Fewer.

That Guy 11200 · 2025-10-06T11:08:46-0500

Larniavc said:
Are you sure? I worked it out as about 4.5%

I looked the figure up, that was the amount I found. I thought it was a bit high, but the point still stands.

iluvatar5150 · 2025-10-06T12:46:13-0500

RDKirk said:
Fun fact: It used to be a sure bet taught to us in Air Force military targeting school that the largest building in a city was most likely an insurance company building. That's not always the case, but if it's not insurance it's some other financial industry.

Huh. That never occurred to me, but it checks out.

7thKeeper · 2025-10-06T13:01:25-0500

That Guy 11200 said:
In the UK, it's somewhere around 20%. That's fine, I wouldn't mind paying more if needed.

That's around the net average tax percentage, doubt that is what goes into the healthcare system.

o_mlly · 2025-10-06T13:06:38-0500

Larniavc said:
Is throwing one’s hands up in despair and saying nothing can be done a US pastime?

Apparently you didn't read my post.

Is knee-jerking and lurching a UK pastime?

rubyshoes · 2025-10-06T13:37:17-0500

7thKeeper said:
That's around the net average tax percentage, doubt that is what goes into the healthcare system.

You can get a breakdown of how your tax money is spent via the .gov website.

I just checked mine out of curiosity for tax year 22-23. On a salary of £51000, the 20% of my income tax was spent as follows:

7thKeeper · 2025-10-06T15:20:04-0500

rubyshoes said:
You can get a breakdown of how your tax money is spent via the .gov website.

I just checked mine out of curiosity for tax year 22-23. On a salary of £51000, the 20% of my income tax was spent as follows:

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Aah, I think I misunderstood before. You are talking about the percentage of the taxes while I was talking about percentage of income going to taxes.

This would put the % of income going to healthcare at around .198*.236 so.. about 4,7% , rounding up.

How much of your income are you willing to have taken for taxpayer funded healthcare.

What percentage of your pay is fair?

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16-25%

26-40%

41-50%

Above 50%

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