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boplicity • today at 3:32 PM • 0 replies • view on HN

> Everyone pays for it as a mandatory percentage from their salaries every month as a health insurance fee. .... the higher your salary you end up paying more money to receive the same service

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this sounds exactly how almost all income taxes work.

> 5$ for Netflix and other paying 50$ to watch the same shows with no change in service offering.

Counterpoint -- you pay taxes to get the full benefits that a stable society provides, which includes your ability to make any income at all. The more income you earn, the more benefit you're literally getting.

> you’re young and single, you will be punished

Don't worry, it's impossible to stay young and single forever.