Guy Insults Canada, But This Girl Defends It With Some Truth Bombs That Get Over 1M Likes And Retweets

Europeans are also taxed at higher rates. When my parents sat down with mom's American cousins to compare what they got for their money, the American relatives turned from outrage at the thought of my parents being allowed to keep so little of the earnings to disbelief at how it was possible that so much was covered. Healthcare in the USA is more expensive than anywhere else in the world. To me, it means that some sectors in America reap oversized profits, and that a lot of people are ruined financially or even die before their time because of it. I honestly do not understand why Americans accept this.

Yes other countries pay higher taxes, so what? We don't end up with a 1.2m dollar medical bill.

Of course nothing is "free", but the taxation in the UK is not as massively different as you think. Anyone in the UK who earns up to about US$57,000 each year pays a basic rate of income tax at 20% from their salary- and the first US$17,000 of that is exempted altogether. True, most consumer goods have a general sales tax of 20% VAT. Some other commodities have specific taxes (e.g. petrol tax is one of the most expensive at roughly $2 per US Gallon). But at the end of the day all that taxation pays for a true "welfare" state. A system that provides universal healthcare system in which every single citizen can have their most complex health needs met according to their NEED, not their ability to pay.

It's NOT "taxes", health care is a separate line item on payroll deductions. It has NOTHING to do with Revenue Canada. When we moved to the States in 2000, we ran the numbers on taxes. By the time you add federal, state, city, and sales taxes, the numbers were IDENTICAL. When you add the cost of health care at $3000.00 per month, it was almost double. ...///... We are not a low income household. ...///... If we moved back to Canada tomorrow, we would be paying $135.00 a month for TWO PEOPLE for full health care coverage. No copays, no getting permission for treatment, no "in" and "out" of network garbage, no one asks for a nickel above your health insurance payments.

Those higher taxes Are still cheaper than healt insurance in America. And your insurance doesn't cover everything, not from far... If you add free college, paid maternity leave And paid medical leave, those high taxes Are actually cheap as f**k, comparing how much these things cost you in America. And canadians Are not forced to leave their newborn babies in care of strangers, to being able to afford having them in the first place. But sure, go enjoy your lover taxes...

This "it's not really free" thing is not as clever as you think it is. Canadians are not taxed at a much higher rate. (I have been taxed in both countries for the same job, same salary, during different years.) Our healthcare is far, far cheaper because its more efficient, and the cost is distributed across all of society instead of being paid for by individuals and employers. If Canada collectively spent as much per capita on health care as the US, we'd each have a personal GP. (Exaggerating! But not by much.)

My insurance costs about $8-10K a year, on top of that, there's a $500 deductible, plus copays of at least $20 every time I see a doctor, usually more. Plus medications that insurance covers only some of, which put me out of pocket about $100 or more a month. And if I dare get cancer, I will easily be out of pocket tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars, or more. I doubt my taxes would go up enough to equal that.

Yes, this seems like the sort of person I call "faux woke," who has read a bunch of scare news that's skewed to generate a click, then further skewed it herself to make a point. Is it worth making ACTUAL issues look like fairy tales, just so you can get Twitter points? "Hahahah you all suck" is not a productive argument.

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Please cite said "half truths", specifically.