On: Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxes (2013)

[wil421]

Nothings free wether it’s a baby box given by a Finland hospital or an infant CPR class. It’s all paid by you either with tax or post tax depending on your country.

[Sharlin → wil421]

Except that taxation is relative to income but the services are the same for everybody, and in a single-payer system you can’t be denied insurance based on ”preexisting conditions”. Massive difference.

[wil421 → Sharlin]

Being pregnant and other pre-existing classifications were fixed by ACA aka Obamacare in 2014.

>Insurance companies can't refuse to cover treatment for your pre-existing condition or charge you more.

https://www.healthcare.gov/glossary/pre-existing-condition/

[UnFleshedOne → Sharlin]

"Except that taxation is relative to income but the services are the same for everybody"

That's a shortest complete rebuttal to the idea that "nothing is actually free" I've seen so far, thanks!