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by commonlisp94 1029 days ago
> he gets sick gets free healthcare

Free at the cost of a significantly larger portion of his salary in tax for his entire life.

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The tax differences aren't that big, and they come with other nationalized services in addition to healthcare. Per capita healthcare costs in countries with nationalized healthcare can be 50% less than in the US. So you're getting much better value for your money when you pay taxes for that healthcare.

https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/health-...

Ok, but that's a completely different argument than it being free.