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Tonio Kruger
Tonio Kruger
Tue, Jul 15, 2014 12:38pm

“The tax man took my ball of yarn…”

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MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
reply to  Tonio Kruger
Tue, Jul 15, 2014 1:06pm

In exchange for free health care!

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Guest
Guest
reply to  MaryAnn Johanson
Tue, Jul 15, 2014 3:06pm

it it’s taxed out of your income, it isn’t *free* … but it is available!

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MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
reply to  Guest
Tue, Jul 15, 2014 5:04pm

*sigh* Free at the point of service.

Americans get taxed out our income for health care, too, and we still have to pay for insurance premiums, co-pays, and deductibles.

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LaSargenta
LaSargenta
reply to  MaryAnn Johanson
Tue, Jul 15, 2014 5:20pm

Because we still have to support the so-called “free enterprise” of for-profit health insurance companies.

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