[asymmetric]

> Also... 400€? It's a percentage of your salary. And you're omitting that the employer pays the same amount, so you're effectively paying 800€ at the very least.

Not everybody is employed.

[Aerroon]

If you're not employed then aren't you expected to pay both halves yourself?

[fabian2k]

It is paid by the social security system in that case. If you're self-employed then you will have to pay both parts yourself.

[Aerroon]

Ah, that's nicer than here. In my EU country you just don't get healthcare if it's not paid. Funnily enough you can't just go and pay it either, it has to come through something like a job.