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@acpguy: I don't know where you got your information from, but let's take a couple of those countries for example.
Norway: the country has a significant number of hunters. Anyone, who passes a background check, can own a weapon, and use it for hunting. They can be kept for self defense. You don't have to be "loaded" to own a weapon and hunt. Gun related death rate is 1.75 per 100,000
Denmark: Anyone who wants a gun can. Same deal as Norway (and the US), they must pass a background check. Gun ownership is much lower than Norway, because hunting is not a favorite "sport" in Denmark. You don't need to be loaded to hunt or own a gun. Gun related death rate is 1.28 per 100,000
USA: I will skip the details, but gun related death rate is 10.75 per 100,000.
The tax rate in Norway is 28% (flat rate), and is split between federal, state and local. This makes it effectively lower than the average tax rate in the USA.
Those under 16 and pregnant women, are covered 100%. Those over, have a $250 deductible per year. Specialist care, requires an additional deductible.
ER visits are 100% covered, and if you're traveling, it's covered.
In the US, most people are covered by their employers. Nothing changed here, with the exception that insurers can no longer refuse someone with a pre-existing condition. That's millions of people, who used to shell out 100% of their medical costs, when they move jobs, etc.
For the rest of the population, the removal of the pre-existing condition refusal clause, allowed millions more Americans to get insurance. Yes, it is now mandatory, which means that you do not have a choice, but if you cannot afford insurance, then you qualify for assistance, and if insurance costs more than 8% of your modified adjusted gross income, then you are exempt.
Boon for insurance companies? How about boon for people who could not afford insurance. Insurance companies are making money, but their biggest money maker is not the Affordable Care Act (ACA), it's the medicare changes, that went into effect in 2003. Insurers are trying to opt out of the ACA. The real solution is controlling medical charges, and a universal payer system (as an option), but I'm afraid that some people will call it socialism.
When you say period, you really need to have your facts straight. Period.
Norway: the country has a significant number of hunters. Anyone, who passes a background check, can own a weapon, and use it for hunting. They can be kept for self defense. You don't have to be "loaded" to own a weapon and hunt. Gun related death rate is 1.75 per 100,000
Denmark: Anyone who wants a gun can. Same deal as Norway (and the US), they must pass a background check. Gun ownership is much lower than Norway, because hunting is not a favorite "sport" in Denmark. You don't need to be loaded to hunt or own a gun. Gun related death rate is 1.28 per 100,000
USA: I will skip the details, but gun related death rate is 10.75 per 100,000.
The tax rate in Norway is 28% (flat rate), and is split between federal, state and local. This makes it effectively lower than the average tax rate in the USA.
Those under 16 and pregnant women, are covered 100%. Those over, have a $250 deductible per year. Specialist care, requires an additional deductible.
ER visits are 100% covered, and if you're traveling, it's covered.
In the US, most people are covered by their employers. Nothing changed here, with the exception that insurers can no longer refuse someone with a pre-existing condition. That's millions of people, who used to shell out 100% of their medical costs, when they move jobs, etc.
For the rest of the population, the removal of the pre-existing condition refusal clause, allowed millions more Americans to get insurance. Yes, it is now mandatory, which means that you do not have a choice, but if you cannot afford insurance, then you qualify for assistance, and if insurance costs more than 8% of your modified adjusted gross income, then you are exempt.
Boon for insurance companies? How about boon for people who could not afford insurance. Insurance companies are making money, but their biggest money maker is not the Affordable Care Act (ACA), it's the medicare changes, that went into effect in 2003. Insurers are trying to opt out of the ACA. The real solution is controlling medical charges, and a universal payer system (as an option), but I'm afraid that some people will call it socialism.
When you say period, you really need to have your facts straight. Period.