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In reply to the discussion: Tell these 10 states: Don't let Medicaid take my house after I die [View all]ProSense
(116,464 posts)"I envision a system where the cost of public healthcare is the end of cross-generational wealth, either through clawback or through high inheritance-tax rates without an income exemption."
...I repeat: The very first thing that should happen before the Goverment starts milking the poor is to end every friggin loophole and tax exemptions for the wealthy.
You envision using health care to "end of cross-generational wealth"? What on earth does that mean to the poor?
Do you know of a single-payer system that targets "cross-generational wealth" with milking the poor in mind?
Single-payer systems have income thresholds for premiums, meaning those below a certain income are covered free. They have progressive taxation, meaning higher income earners pay more.