Message from @ZetaBlues

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2018-05-24 17:15:21 UTC  

The Cathy Newman interview was actually way better than he says it is

2018-05-24 17:15:38 UTC  

I guess Ill just pay

2018-05-24 17:15:43 UTC  

extortion

2018-05-24 17:16:08 UTC  

This is why we Yanks dropped tea into the ocean.

2018-05-24 17:16:37 UTC  

well now you pay way more taxes... 😛

2018-05-24 17:17:00 UTC  

We still have representation

2018-05-24 17:17:16 UTC  

Uhh, we dont pay more taxes, I'm sure of it

2018-05-24 17:17:40 UTC  

back then you paid a pittence

2018-05-24 17:17:49 UTC  

im talking now 😄

2018-05-24 17:17:55 UTC  

well.. even now

2018-05-24 17:18:45 UTC  

so for example... on healthcare - the per capita average US citizen pays $8508 to the healthcare budget... in the UK (in USD) we pay $3500 per capita on average

2018-05-24 17:19:24 UTC  

we became self sufficient, still had to pay taxes without a say and taxes went up because George was an idiot and went into debt

2018-05-24 17:19:40 UTC  

and a UK citizen earning £20,000 will pay roughly £2k income tax (and that obviously already includes the health insurance)

2018-05-24 17:19:46 UTC  

Enough of that

2018-05-24 17:19:52 UTC  

yes but you get the benfit of US R&D on medication of procedures 😄

2018-05-24 17:19:54 UTC  

I don't want to discuss healthcare

2018-05-24 17:20:11 UTC  

We have corruption all up the chain here, too.

2018-05-24 17:20:34 UTC  

oh, I totally agree on the independance... just on the tax thing, I dont agree youre necessarily better off... yet...

2018-05-24 17:20:44 UTC  

oh we're better off

2018-05-24 17:20:49 UTC  

taxes be damned 😄

2018-05-24 17:20:54 UTC  

Owned

2018-05-24 17:21:20 UTC  

def better off....

2018-05-24 17:21:43 UTC  

but perhaps pay too much taxes... but thats youre choice really so its fine

2018-05-24 17:22:07 UTC  

i would pay more, to be out of the EU

2018-05-24 17:22:25 UTC  

It depends on what you call a tax

2018-05-24 17:22:32 UTC  

Look, man. I was talking about taxation without representation. At least our taxes get represented. In some way, we actually keep our government responsible.

2018-05-24 17:22:44 UTC  

Colonial America didn't have that option

2018-05-24 17:27:09 UTC  

i wonder if without the war of independence britain would have created the taxation of colonies act 1778

2018-05-24 17:28:58 UTC  

Doubtful

2018-05-24 17:31:22 UTC  

you can have affordable, available, or quality. but not all 3.

2018-05-24 17:33:19 UTC  

Our healthcare system is fucked up rn.

2018-05-24 17:33:48 UTC  

It's way more complicated than universal or let alone free

2018-05-24 17:34:15 UTC  

Corruption runs rampant, but damn is that corruption advantageous

2018-05-24 17:34:29 UTC  

which is here

2018-05-24 17:35:03 UTC  

what I find strange is that a lot of americans say healthcare is bad .. and look at canada as an example... which is rated one of the worst in the world 😛

2018-05-24 17:35:17 UTC  

lmao

2018-05-24 17:35:43 UTC  

American healthcare would be more affordable if we just stopped acting like insurance companies help us.

2018-05-24 17:36:10 UTC  

Well. They do.

2018-05-24 17:36:23 UTC  

And it's that kind of necessary evil

2018-05-24 17:37:44 UTC  

they go to doctors and hospitals, and ask for a discount for giving them "business". The doctors go "but... this is how much this procedure costs.... like, there is no discount to have" and the hospital goes "we will charge this stupid price, give you a discount on THAT price, then charge the uninsured this new price. And now that we have made up these numbers no one can pay, they can get the state to pay us! then we will not pay the doctors enough, understand, and walk away with pockets full"

2018-05-24 17:37:49 UTC  

I'm a firm believer, however, that necessary evil is still evil and thus should be eliminated. But I guess that makes me naive.