With Republican leadership and policies -Number of uninsured Americans on the rise, especially in Texas, new study finds

[txbullsfan]

Please keep this thread topic civil and respectful, even in disagreement

[elnina]

Originally Posted by txbullsfan

Please keep this thread topic civil and respectful, even in disagreement

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As OP suggested, please keep it civil and discuss the topic, not each other. Thank you!

[rynetwo]

Pay 60% income taxes on anything over $55,000 along with a 25% sales tax and you have Denmark level taxation. Once you do that you can have all the cradle to grave programs and here is to hoping our government can duplicate what they have with 56 times the population...

[Kthnry]

Originally Posted by rynetwo

Pay 60% income taxes on anything over $55,000 along with a 25% sales tax and you have Denmark level taxation. Once you do that you can have all the cradle to grave programs and here is to hoping our government can duplicate what they have with 56 times the population...

Who is suggesting we have that level of taxation?

[River City Rocky]

Originally Posted by rynetwo

Pay 60% income taxes on anything over $55,000 along with a 25% sales tax and you have Denmark level taxation. Once you do that you can have all the cradle to grave programs and here is to hoping our government can duplicate what they have with 56 times the population...

That doesn't sound that bad.

[FlavoredWhistle]

Originally Posted by TexasRedneck

Why not have policies that would cover what the person could really encounter? Makes no sense for a man to pay for pregnancy coverage - or a woman to pay for viagra (which most policies don't cover anyway). I'd MUCH prefer to see them open the borders across state lines, which would REALLY increase the competition for health insurance coverage.

I'm actually working with a non-for-profit that does all of this, across 26 states

[C24L]

I just hope i dont lose my health insurance coverage because i have about 10 grand of medical bills a month every month.ugh.Im lucky i wasnt bankrupted by it.I am done for if i lose my coverage.

[FlavoredWhistle]

I know of a non-for profit that could help out someone like you, only if you're really interested of course

[FlavoredWhistle]

Originally Posted by ikoolu

Medicare is a hell of alot cheeper than private and since i have paid more than my share to the feds for 40 years i dont care its it is socialized or not - the way i see it i paid for it and now its time for others to pay for mine

we can argue all day about health care vs health insurance vs human right or it is in the bill of rights -

all i know that last several years under the former and crappy president my health insurance that i voluntary decided to purchase over doubled - that last year it went up only 3 % - as Trump put a halt to a bunch of it -

it may not have happened to you but it happened to me and i am thankful to 10-20% increases under Obama stopped -

i have paid in ss and ski for 40 plus years and even with the supplemental insurance that i elect to purchase and the supplemental medicine coverage its a hell of alot lower than my current rate - i cant be turned down and i can go to any doctor or hospital that accepts it - both private and govt insurance still will have some pencil neck turd telling what i can and cant not do but i would rather take my chances with the feds that with a for profit company like AARP -

we all have to make choices - insurance is of of them - i wonder how many of you fell the same about auto insurance and what happens when some a hole hits you without it?

anyway good luck to you all i hope all turns out ok for those who have issues -

How much is medicare and supplemental insurance run you, compared to your plan before medicare?

[ikoolu]

850 and 425 with supplement and income adjustment - going to pay for drugs cask fro another 18 buck using goodRX.com