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Originally Posted by Peaches
So again, I'd be paying for the supplemental insurance AND higher taxes. Just doesn't seem like something I'm going to be interested in.
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You seem to think universal healthcare is run the same way in every country that has it. You couldn't be more wrong.
In Australia everyone can get a basic level of health care without paying OR you can choose to pay for private health insurance and get your choice of doctor, your own room in a private hospital etc etc... AND you get a 30% rebate on the cost of your private insurance premium from the government.
I fear the government, but I fear private enterprise more. I don't want profit being the bottom line when it comes to matters of life and death. Health care is too important.