maybe we are looking at this wrong, instead of just further taxing the rich to copensate for the various loopholes we should remove those loopholes. For example, I dont think you should get a tax break for giving to chariety. If you give to the poor it should be out of the goodness of your heart not for a tax break, beside they would do it for some good PR anyways.

That of course is just one example, I know there are others. My point being is there are way too many ways to turn that 75% tax to 0%

There's that 90% of the wealth, 1% of the population stat.

So why the hell are we paying the majority?

Anyway returning to the health care issue, as we had been discussing waiting times, this seems worth mentioning.

I just read an article about how the fastest(I think it was Iowa) state for people going to the ER was something like a one hour to two hour time for the whole stay. And that's the fastest out of the country. Craazzyyy pickles.

Wish I could find that article again ;.;

I can tell you that coming from a country that has a healthcare system in place to one that doesn't actually really blows. Before, I had the NHS to take care of me. I wouldn't notice/care about the tax that came out of my paycheck every week because I knew that no matter what kind of illness/injury I had, I could just go to the hospital and get treated.

Now I had to wait until Shiney managed to get insurance for the both of us before I could even go in for a doctor visit to confirm I was pregnant. That was five months into my pregnancy. And now, every single scan/test that I have is added onto my bill. The insurance agency will only pay up to a certain amount, which means that if I need extra tests, I pay the extra money.

So you're constantly weighing up if it's worth going to see a doctor or pondering if you can live with your injuries instead to avoid the medical bill. That's sick.

Apparently the New York State college system, or maybe just the one I go to, have realized that sick students don't do well in school. So in order to combat that they tacked an extra $900 onto the tuition and sign every uninsured student up for health insurance. I don't know if its good or bad yet we'll see when I go back this fall.