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Polybius

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15. It's free for those making under $14,000 a year

Reply to Leith (Reply #12)

Fri Sep 27, 2019, 10:16 PM

Sep 2019

Trust me, I know. I know someone who works 45 hours a week, but is only on the books for a day or two a week. He pays nothing for his health care, only $1 when he needs meds.

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Have a question about Medicare for all [View all] Polybius Sep 2019 OP

The details for all the proposals are unknown at this point, elleng Sep 2019 #1

A 4% premium based on income sounds like a detail to me. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2019 #6

Because we need to have the choice of the crappy ass employer private insurance Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #11

Depends on the scheme used, your taxes would increase based on a progressive tax structure... Humanist_Activist Sep 2019 #2

I don't mind taxes being increased Polybius Sep 2019 #3

I would imagine it would be from within the FICA taxes we already pay... Humanist_Activist Sep 2019 #5

I believe no copays or deductibles, and $200 total out of pocket drug coverage per year, otherwise vsrazdem Sep 2019 #4

Not free entirely Bev54 Sep 2019 #7

Medicare is not free. Control-Z Sep 2019 #8

Medicare for all is not medicare. Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #10

We all know where people got the idea that Medicare is "free" Leith Sep 2019 #12

Wouldn't that be a selling point?? Control-Z Sep 2019 #13

No Leith Sep 2019 #14

It's free for those making under $14,000 a year Polybius Sep 2019 #15

If you are working you will likely see a higher payroll tax. Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #9