The point is exactly and only what the text of the comment said.
> You believe the totality of all U.S. healthcare spending ought to be viewed as a tax
No, I never said that. Nor, AFAICT, did anyone upthread. The claim rb808 made seems to be more "comparing tax rates between countries where there is a substantial difference in the extent to which essential services are provided through tax funded programs is of limited utility".
The point is exactly and only what the text of the comment said.
> You believe the totality of all U.S. healthcare spending ought to be viewed as a tax
No, I never said that. Nor, AFAICT, did anyone upthread. The claim rb808 made seems to be more "comparing tax rates between countries where there is a substantial difference in the extent to which essential services are provided through tax funded programs is of limited utility".