Sure, people want to be covered in case they have a catastrophic event, God-forbid. But in general, does Washington think that people without jobs; people with weak salaries, are going around worried now about Health Care, which one can get in the Hospital in case of emergency, or are people worried how to pay bills? How to push through the month? How to pay stupid tax levis?
A person who has/is in a family of three, is self-employed, and earned in 2009 the average income for private sector people, has now a tax bill of 4-5 G’s, if this person didn’t pay social security/Medicare tax throughout the year. In the same time, the Dems wanna move-in and help this person with Health Insurance which will cost Uncle Sam a few G’s a year.
How about the Gov. switches it: they don’t take from this person the 4-5 G’s for FICO tax, which he can use to buy Insurance on his own, and the gov dosnt give now for this person health coverage?
You may say: “What do you mean don’t pay SS tax; this person needs to pay in $$$ to the system that he should get money when he retires.”
Well, 1) most people pay into Medicare/Social Security more than they ever get back. So, don’t worry about not paying into the system. 2) If the Government is anyway ready to give this person now “free health Insurance,” why not switch it, and send this person “free” Social Security checks and Medicare when he/she retires?
