I’m not personally worried about the taxes I’m paying for healthcare.
I’m worried about being financially ruined (myself and my children) by a health event.
1 in 4 of U.S. adults carries medical debt. One in four. Those are lousy roulette odds with a loaded barrel to the head. It makes some of us think harder about doing risky activities like driving a car to work. census.gov/…/who-had-medical-debt-in-united-state…
Personally, I have no sympathy for those making over $578.126.00 per year. Let them pay a lot more, if that’s really necessary (it’s not, but if it is, let them). Hell, I’ll gladly pay more to eliminate the risk of being ruined, if it’s really necessary (it’s not).
And no, as a relatively well off knowledge worker my private insurance does not eliminate the risks. One head injury could:
give me permanent ongoing medical expenses
take away both my ability to work (where I get my health insurance that pays my medical expenses
drastically lower my chances of winning a lawsuit (or even choosing the right representation) against a ln insurance company that doesn’t feel my health merits their expense column.
This isn’t a terrible system for rich people with steady jobs. But none of us are rich people with steady jobs 100% of the time.