SJW51 “If you are willing to pay another $10,000 to $15,000 (above what your paying now) a year in taxes then let’s have universal health care, otherwise stop sounding off.”But everyone with an employer-based health insurance is already paying that! This is what your employer is paying your insurance company for you to get coverage - it is part of your compensation but you never see the color of it.I have lived and worked both in Canada and the US, and I can tell you that it is more or less the same in the end (probably cheaper in Canada in fact). In Canada you pay more in taxes but your employer can pay you a higher wage because they don't have to pay your health insurance company on the side. In the US your pay less in taxes but your employer is also paying you a lot less because they have to funnel a lot of money to your health insurance company (and to their HR department to handle it all).Basically, switching to a medicare-for-all system would get you an instant $10K-$15K raise from your employer, which would more than make up for your tax raise. You'd probably have more income in the end.

SJW51 “If you are willing to pay another $10,000 to $15,000 (above what your paying now) a year in taxes then let’s have universal health care, otherwise stop sounding off.”But everyone with an employer-based health insurance is already paying that! This is what your employer is paying your insurance company for you to get coverage - it is part of your compensation but you never see the color of it.I have lived and worked both in Canada and the US, and I can tell you that it is more or less the same in the end (probably cheaper in Canada in fact). In Canada you pay more in taxes but your employer can pay you a higher wage because they don't have to pay your health insurance company on the side. In the US your pay less in taxes but your employer is also paying you a lot less because they have to funnel a lot of money to your health insurance company (and to their HR department to handle it all).Basically, switching to a medicare-for-all system would get you an instant $10K-$15K raise from your employer, which would more than make up for your tax raise. You'd probably have more income in the end.

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