>>>>Now, how about that percentage of income tax to fund yours?
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>>>This is the slam dunk. I personally pay less for healthcare, less income tax, lower percent of the govertment budget for healthcare and less of the GDP.
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>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Canada#Canadian_health_care_in_comparison
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>>OK so putting aside this detriment : "The government rations spending, which also leads to lower costs even if the quality of the system. And Canada's proximity to the US offers some citizens a payable substitute for health care which increases the country's mortality rate."
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>I like you you ignore that our life expectancy is higher and infant mortality rate is lower.
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>>According to that link 16.2% of government revenue is spent on health care. According to http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tax/individuals/faq/taxrates-e.html, the minimum income to garner a 22% income tax is $36379, where the first $36378 is taxed at 15.25%.
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>>As an example, let's say that you make $54567, which is halfway between the 15.25% and 22% brackets.
>> $36378*15.25% : $5547.65
>>+ $18189*22% : $4001.58
>> = $9549.23
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>>Multiplied by 16.2% = $1546.98
>>Divided by 12 months leaves us with $128.92/mo you are paying into a system that you claim to only pay $36 for. This doesn't include any other revenue that the government takes in which you also pay (ie sales tax, capital gains, property taxes).
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>You can't include my tax portion, but then disregard yours.

My income tax doesn't pay for my health care. It may go towards medicare and other government funded programs, but it has zero effect on my health care costs.