This is wild, in the UK, if you were in an accident and needed years of surgeries, it will always be free. The cost of parking to visit the hospital will be the most expensive thing anyone ever gets billed for, and that will be around 10 dollars a day. We do pay income tax, but lower income earners pay less or none. Theres also sales taxes, and things like sugar, alcohol and nicotine are taxed quite highly as they can contribute to health problems. But it’s all well worth it to never worry about medical costs. www.gov.uk/income-tax-rates gov.uk/…/sugar-tax-revenue-helps-tackle-childhood… www.gov.uk/tax-on-shopping/alcohol-tobacco
KevonLooney@lemm.ee 4 months ago
HSAs are actually pretty good if you don’t use healthcare. They allow you to invest $4K tax-free per year per person. You can use them for any medical expenses, including condoms, dental care, glasses, nasal spray, tampons, acne medicine, masks, sanitizer, mental health care, in-home caregiver services, and long term care. You are definitely going to use the money eventually, and you can invest it tax-free.
www.goodrx.com/insurance/…/hsa-eligible-expenses
For any people from the UK, “dental care” means a special doctor just for teeth. Yes, that’s a thing.
ThanksForAllTheFish@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
In the UK you can invest £20,000 (25,000 USD) per year into a fully tax free ISA savings account. You can spend it on anything you chose at any time, and you will never need to spend any of it on healthcare against your will. www.gov.uk/…/how-isas-work
Dental care is free in the UK for under 18s, people who are pregnant or low income people. nhs.uk/…/who-is-entitled-to-free-nhs-dental-treat…