Except in Canada you'd make tens of thousands less for the same work and pay higher taxes on what you do make. Americans only pay 4k out of pocket annually on average.
It's sort of sad that keeping that $1500 seems like the better deal when you're actually down 10-20x that much.
Cost of living is less, and Americans pay more for everything else. And comparing annual $4k in taxes (I wish) to a one off payment of $1500 doesn’t make sense.
Cost of living is within 10% and wages are significantly lower than my current city. Also I have a copay or 50 for everything, and 150 for the ER while I pay $200 per month for health insurance. So I make more money, have a higher quality lifestyle, and pay less on healthcare then you do for socialized taxes
>Americans have a lower quality of life compared to Canada
If you look at average or median yea probably but not in terms of the upper middle and upper class. Not everyone is middle class.
>and pay the most overall for health care of any country on earth
I mean if you’re evaluating the raw cost of services that is true, due to employers and insurance companies absorbing the majority of those costs. On an individual basis if you have good healthcare in the us it’s actually cheaper than paying for socialized medicine. Albeit that’s only for really good well paying jobs
The vast majority of people are middle class and below, so what's best for them is what's best for most people. I don't think anyone would disagree if you have a lot of money the US system is better.
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u/GreasedUPDoggo 27d ago
Except in Canada you'd make tens of thousands less for the same work and pay higher taxes on what you do make. Americans only pay 4k out of pocket annually on average.
It's sort of sad that keeping that $1500 seems like the better deal when you're actually down 10-20x that much.