Quote: That is my biggest concern too that and being taxed into the poor house to pay for it all.
Ian, what's the difference, you're paying for it right now, through an insurance premium, same as you would under NHS. Currently, if I compare my monthly deductions for Medicare (which is paying for the group of people we are talking about covering here under NHS), it's far less than what I pay for Insurance. Even my Soc Sec deduction is no more than my med insurance, and that's going toward a long term payout (if I ever see any of it that is). I would be curious to hear from someone who is under NHS what their total out of pocket is on a monthly basis as a percentage of their take home pay and really compare apples to apples here with what ours is. Mine right now is about 5% each month of my gross salary, and again, i have to still pay out of pocket for every office visit, and up to $3000 (for the family) for deductibles per year.
