The tax rates are also substantially higher. I'm certainly not defending the atrocious health care system in the United States, but Australia's healthcare system certainly doesn't come at zero cost.
We here in the US also pay "tax" for healthcare, it just inst called tax. It is called {co-pay, co-insurance, deductible, balance bill, annual employee premium, annual employer premium}
Lets not kid ourselves, we pay dearly in the US.
It comes at a lower cost than what people in the US already pay.
That's right... if we converted to public health care in the US, you would actually pay LESS money than you do now for health care.
I think AUD < USD though, so spending power is probably a lot different. Don't think you can do a real thorough comparison in an HN post.
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