I was going to be paying tax regardless, this way I actually get something of value.

Id rather pay less tax and buy beer.

At American cancer treatment rates I could buy a lot of beer.

The costs are higher but so are survival rates fortunately.

Got the data to support that claim?
I see Australia being 2% behind but we have more cancer than any other country.

This post was edited by Plaguefear on Jan 26 2020 01:57pm

Yeah, as opposed to paying for an insurance premium or the hospital writing off some of the cost and passing the rest off to their insured customers.

Buying in bulk will get you a better deal, expand that very basic logic to a population of 300+ million and it's not surprising that a centralized negotiator will get better rates than small independent insurance companies.

Also keep in mind insurance parasites will expend a fortune on not paying out if they can find a way.

how well are the people who can't afford the costs gonna survive i wonder

news is trickling out, though it was expected around this date:

Jared Kushner and Trump are expected to unveil the peace plan for Palestine on Tuesday, and its not some rumor, Netanyahu and his election opponent Benny Gantz are both flying into Washington this week and will be present for the unveiling.
The expectation is it will involve a plan for $50 billion or more in investment for building Palestinian infrastructure and economy.
The real devil of course is in the details and it will be a big question as to if and how the deal purports to solve the thorny issues like Jerusalem and settlements. It will be a big punt if the deal tries to leave the contentious stuff up in the air
And the 'scoreboard' will be what kind of reaction and support if any is given by the Palestinian allied arab governments. If the peace deal attracts no supporting statements from the Arabs it expects to help fund the deal, that could tank it.

So there will be a lot to watch.

https://www.axios.com/trump-middle-east-peace-plan-jared-kushner-ee48e415-860e-43ad-beda-4f9bfa40fce1.html

OK EndlessSean