[lbo-talk] Irrefutable proof that 'Stuff White People Like' is the dumbest thing ever

[John Thornton]

Angelus Novus wrote:
> Andy F:
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>> Get back to us when you've done your own comparative
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>> study of students and independent contractors, and
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> let > us know how bad you've got it. No points for 
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>> insignificant numbers.
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> Idiot.  The point is that "Free Healthcare" is not a
> reality in Germany, an indisputable fact.  There
> exists nothing like the English NHS or a Canadian
> single-payer system.
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> I have complete understanding for someone from America
> who would make a personal decision to move to a
> European country based upon an assessment of their own
> self-interest, but if North America leftists have to
> tell Michael Moore type lies about a fictional
> European paradise as a basis for political agency,
> then you are all truly fucked.
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Let me see if I have this right.
92.2% of Germans have public health insurance.
You must earn more than ~4000 Euro's gross per month in order to be able 
to opt out of the public plan.
Less than .3 percent of the population has no health insurance.
~80% of that .3% make more than the cutoff and choose to opt out without 
picking up private insurance.
That means .06% of Germans have no health insurance for some reason 
(undefined) and are not in a position to be able to afford private 
insurance.
Anyone who makes the claim that that everyone in Germany has health 
insurance is an "idiot" because in fact only 99.94% have insurance or 
are wealthy enough to choose not to have coverage.
Does that about sum up your position?

John Thornton