I think its a combination of his tact, challenging their core beliefs, indoctrination of bullshit thinking & he's a fat white guy.
Why do so many Americans reject socialism?
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That's what I'm saying I'd have shot him by 1919. Talking piece moron with "duck and cover" infomercials for a backing track, and a traumatised populace to talk at, he and his ilk have made a large mark on the American psyche.
same here we're full commie by US standards.
thats disgusting the amount you pay for basic medical care.
Ohh hurts feelings, got it.
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fuck yeah! Stalin was a guy to put down with the quickness. untold amount of people died form those bad decisions.
american's lived in fear of "commies" for like 60 years. that's a lot of psycho talk.
when i go to america I find most people are 2 levels higher in the "fear" catagory. they are always afraid something is going to happen to them lol. its hilarious and very sad at the same time as I have met many americans, and most of them were great, just naive.
to give you an idea, my wife and I get full coverage for anything. from pills to a new heart, covered. if my or her work didnt pay for it it would cost us $160 a month total.
now I know its a bit different as Canada has the population of California. but America also has much more money and influence than us.
now I know its a bit different as Canada has the population of California. but America also has much more money and influence than us.
It's a symptom of our media focusing solely on the negative. It's tough to focus on the positive when all you're presented with is doom and gloom.
What are your taxes like?
But remember, I haven't been to a doctor in about eight years. And now that the Affordable Care Act was passed, it is mandated that you carry a private insurance policy, or you get fined by the government...
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seems to be a big hypocrite on some aspects of what he pretends to be all about too. I agree with you though, he challenges people and if there's anything people hate, it's being challenged on how they think.
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I just checked my last pay stub. I get paid monthly.
my check before taxes = $4288
taxes taken off = $795
I will poke around. I admittedly haven't looked into it. I was speaking from a logical point of view.
The UK has free health care. This includes visits to the doctor, operations, A&E etc. There is a fee for prescriptions (about £7 I think) but if you are under 18 or unemployed, you are exempt.
Taxes on earnings here are:
£0 - £10,600: no tax
£10,600 - £42,385: 20% tax
£42,385 - £160,600: 40% tax
over £160,600: 45% tax
Pensions are tax deductible, so I personally whack a shit load of cash into my pension to get me onto the lower tax rate.
There are other taxes. Sales taxes, tax on petrol etc is typically higher than the US I believe. But for free healthcare and heavily subsidised education (mine was free), it's a decent trade off.
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18.5% isn't bad for commie Canada, but it's still 1.5x more than I pay
Fair enough. I agree that logically it would seem counterintuitive but smokers and fat people are often working until the day they die (figuratively), where as healthy people live well into retirement. Whether one is more costly that the other, the gap isn't as big as you might think.
Do you pay tax on welfare cheques?
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personally, I would rather pay the extra and have all the awesome services we get.
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Spoken like a true commie.
To answer the question in the OP, it wouldn't be possible to keep the tax rate the same and have free healthcare and free university education.
Taxes would have to be raised, and the honest truth is that most Americans trust themselves to spend their money much more than they do the government.
I understand not trusting the government with your money. That makes a lot of sense. What doesn't make sense is that taxes have to be raised. Other countries with similar tax levels manage it. Why would taxes have to be raised?
keep in mind that bc is the only province with a monthly MSP payment
or you could cut back on the war machine and spend that money on health care and education
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Then who would protect western Europe from the Russians and the world from ISIS?
So you'd rather pay to protect Western Europe from Russia than get free healthcare for every American. Thanks
