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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Thu Jul 19, 2012, 08:18 AM Jul 2012

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Free Healthcare?

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Free Healthcare? (Original Post) SHRED Jul 2012 OP

Amen, when anyone calls it "free," correct them and tell them it's paid for with taxes. nt raccoon Jul 2012 #1

It is a MUCH better use for my taxes annabanana Jul 2012 #2

We will enrol in Medicare B starting 9/1 when my wife retires (involuntarily)... stufl Jul 2012 #3

They will argue that the poor don't pay federal income tax and therefore Motown_Johnny Jul 2012 #4

I was posting as someone who does pay Federal income tax at year's end SHRED Jul 2012 #5

raccoon

(31,111 posts)

1. Amen, when anyone calls it "free," correct them and tell them it's paid for with taxes. nt

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Jul 19, 2012, 08:21 AM

Jul 2012

annabanana

(52,791 posts)

2. It is a MUCH better use for my taxes

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Jul 19, 2012, 08:28 AM

Jul 2012

than $70k breaks for dancing horses.

stufl

(96 posts)

3. We will enrol in Medicare B starting 9/1 when my wife retires (involuntarily)...

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Jul 19, 2012, 12:27 PM

Jul 2012

and it will cost us TWICE what she was paying as an employee.

Who ever said Medicare was free?

Motown_Johnny

(22,308 posts)

4. They will argue that the poor don't pay federal income tax and therefore

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu Jul 19, 2012, 12:30 PM

Jul 2012

it is someone else's taxes being spent for their free health care.

It is bull shit but when you over simplify like this you ask for it.

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

5. I was posting as someone who does pay Federal income tax at year's end

Reply to Motown_Johnny (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 21, 2012, 11:03 AM

Jul 2012

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