Well, that's how insurance works if you don't read the terms beforehand. Do people seriously not check a plan's coverage before signing up for insurance?
insurance is normally profitable by covering the higher risk userbase with the lower risk userbase's premiums health insurance is unique in that while there is a permanently at higher risk population (people with chronic illnesses), the lower risk population (young and healthy people) eventually turn into a higher risk population (the elderly) this puts health insurance in a unique position where they function like a ponzi scheme and needs continuous population growth and signup to remain profitable because this is is not achievable, they try extra hard even by insurance standards to never cough up the money this is why healthcare can never be successfully privately insured even if you are a fan of neoliberalism
@mer If you fund it properly then the same amount of money will be spent overall on it. The cost would technically be spread out amongst everyone, but taxes would be increased to a point so high that no one would support it, especially if they don't use the healthcare system particularly frequently.
I'm not sure how many people are chomping at the bit to have a chunk of money taken out of their paycheck in the middle of a bad economy in order to pay for somebody else's medical bills.
No it wouldn't the cost has been calculated MANY times and you could easily siphon it off from the military with absolutely no impact to its operation. Net 0% tax increase
@realcaseyrollins @mer Because they already have more than they could possibly need we could cut the budget 66% and still be spending more than any other nation on earth
@mer Okay that's fair. I'm pro military but it seems like we've gone stagnant lately. Any weapons we make are going to #Ukraine, and we're running out of them.
@realcaseyrollins @mer but all this proxy war bullshit is doing NONE of that and the amount we're spending is ludicrous and just lining the pockets of the military industrial complex.
I'd be fine playing soliders and generals but we've been paying so much to fat cat war profiteers when there is NO WAR on.
@realcaseyrollins @mer My ideal would be trimming the fat doing good stuff that helps people and giving a tax cut to the average joe if we have a surplus afterward.
I think the government is just way too big, there's likely a ton of wasted money and that brings citizens' income after taxes down. I actually have a radical plan to take the vast majority of government departments and auction them off to private interests, using the money to go towards the national debt.
The reason for my tax position is twofold; firstly, it would cut down on tax evasion, and secondly, the richest people don't usually pay taxes because they run businesses. While it's great that they run businesses, that's a huge missed opportunity for income. And with only a sales tax, the government is either rewarded or punished for having policies that help or harm the economy.
But also, we REALLY need to stop printing money man.
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in reply to casey is remote • • •health insurance is unique in that while there is a permanently at higher risk population (people with chronic illnesses), the lower risk population (young and healthy people) eventually turn into a higher risk population (the elderly)
this puts health insurance in a unique position where they function like a ponzi scheme and needs continuous population growth and signup to remain profitable
because this is is not achievable, they try extra hard even by insurance standards to never cough up the money
this is why healthcare can never be successfully privately insured even if you are a fan of neoliberalism
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It is if you actually fund it properly.
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in reply to 💜 Dr. Blight ❤️ • • •@mer If you fund it properly then the same amount of money will be spent overall on it. The cost would technically be spread out amongst everyone, but taxes would be increased to a point so high that no one would support it, especially if they don't use the healthcare system particularly frequently.
I'm not sure how many people are chomping at the bit to have a chunk of money taken out of their paycheck in the middle of a bad economy in order to pay for somebody else's medical bills.
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No it wouldn't the cost has been calculated MANY times and you could easily siphon it off from the military with absolutely no impact to its operation. Net 0% tax increase
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I just thing the people are a MUCH better investment than lining the pockets of military contractors who do fuck all.
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in reply to 💜 Dr. Blight ❤️ • • •@mer Well, the problem is that the contractors are doing nothing.
The military (is supposed to) defend the citizens and keep them safe, so it is a people investment if done correctly.
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in reply to casey is remote • • •@realcaseyrollins @mer but all this proxy war bullshit is doing NONE of that and the amount we're spending is ludicrous and just lining the pockets of the military industrial complex.
I'd be fine playing soliders and generals but we've been paying so much to fat cat war profiteers when there is NO WAR on.
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Glad we found some middle ground 😁
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in reply to casey is remote • • •@realcaseyrollins @mer My ideal would be trimming the fat doing good stuff that helps people and giving a tax cut to the average joe if we have a surplus afterward.
I think we could do it.
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in reply to 💜 Dr. Blight ❤️ • • •I think the government is just way too big, there's likely a ton of wasted money and that brings citizens' income after taxes down. I actually have a radical plan to take the vast majority of government departments and auction them off to private interests, using the money to go towards the national debt.
The reason for my tax position is twofold; firstly, it would cut down on tax evasion, and secondly, the richest people don't usually pay taxes because they run businesses. While it's great that they run businesses, that's a huge missed opportunity for income. And with only a sales tax, the government is either rewarded or punished for having policies that help or harm the economy.
But also, we REALLY need to stop printing money man.
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in reply to casey is remote • • •you'll notice reality also supports this claim
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in reply to M.E.R. (Metaphysical Egregore of Reget) • • •No, not really, because the logic chain is based off something that isn't accurate:
> [they need] continuous population growth and signup to remain profitable
> because this is is not achievable
It's actually really achievable, especially if you mandate that everyone have healthcare like #Obama did with #Obamacare.
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