Quote Originally Posted by tony
I'll take the pain of that additional tax if I have the peace of mind knowing I can pursue entrepreneurship like I want without the worry of health coverage, sign me up now!

So you're saying that healthcare should be proportionate? That the person who makes less (For instance a teacher who will never make 6 digits but remains a great asset to society) should get less quality healthcare because she does not make enough for better care?

And in my statement I said that proportionately we are paying the same thing. Again, if I make $50,000 a year and pay $50 a month then the person making $30k a month pays $30 a month.. we are both paying the same percentage of our wages so we should be entitled to the same care.. I see nothing wrong with that.. its proportionate and fair.
Let's take a look at it from an entrepreneurship point of view. Lets say you're some sort of provider of medical services or equipment as your business. Person A contributes his share to "society" @ $50/month, and person B contributes the $30/month, but your service or equipment costs $100. So while people are paying proportionally to what they make, its not covering your costs, not even break even costs. How do you feel about losing money on your entrepreneurship?

I agree with you in that teachers are a great asset to society, as well as cops/firefighters/military personnel and the like. They should all be paid way more than they currently are.

Proportionality is fair, thats true. But to use another example, some guy gets taxed on his $1 million in income. But guy B falls below the line and doesn't get taxed on his earnings. Yet guy a's taxes went to building the roads and infrastructure that support guy b even having a job or sending his kids to public school. Wheres the fairness in that?