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by yeezul
2254 days ago
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Lot's of what we (most other first world countries) take for granted is not present in the US. Health care insurance for example can eat a good chunk of that 3.6kUSD: the average cost of individual health insurance premiums is $440 for an individual and &1,168 for a family, in 2018 according to eHealth [1] 1: https://www.ehealthinsurance.com/resources/individual-and-fa... |
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Ouch!
That makes health insurance behave like a very regressive tax.
In contrast in Germany where they have compulsory insurance it is only 7.6% to 15% of your salary, so something between USD 273 and USD 540 for a family. See https://www.sympat.me/germany-healthcare-insurance/.