David August ❌👑Feb 21
#USpol #Norway #taxes #tax
Show threadAudelle HinnantFeb 21
@davidaugust
I don't think people understand the idea of free Healthcare. Yes, paying for it in taxes, means it's not free. However, paying for it in taxes means, I don't have to go six years without glasses because I can't afford the exam. It means if my glasses break today, I can go to get an exam, get my prescription and go to get my glasses without taking from my food, rent, and clothing.
Not sure about glasses outside of the US, is that a separate charge?
Show threadMelancholic Mediocrity Feb 21

@faliate
I average about 8 or 9 years per set of eyeglasses.

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Show threadDerPumu (he/him)
@LibertyForward1 @faliate @davidaugust that may not last forever. At a certain age you might benefit from new glasses every 2-4 years
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Show threadMelancholic Mediocrity Feb 21
@DerPumu @faliate @davidaugust I would love to replace them that often, but I'm generally only able to scrape enough money together every decade or so
Show threadAudelle HinnantFeb 21
@LibertyForward1 @DerPumu @davidaugust
Right. My glasses broke six years ago, I cannot afford an exam, nor have the funds to get one.
If taxes go towards medical expenses, it should extend to the nearly blind as well. The longer we go without glasses the worse our eyes get. I know that is impossible in the US. However, for the countries that do have a universal health care, maybe petitioning the government departments that run these programmes and asking them to extend the medical benefits?
Show threadDerPumu (he/him)Feb 22
@faliate @LibertyForward1 @davidaugust in many countries glasses are part of "free" health care. Here in Germany it's covered by the mandatory health insurance.
To be precise, that's not taxes going towards medical, over here, taxes are separate from health insurance, so politicians can't line their industrial friends' pockets with that money.
Show threadAudelle HinnantFeb 22
@DerPumu @LibertyForward1 @davidaugust
Oh wow okay! That's amazing!