As we head down the road towards an age tax to access health care of 200-400%, I am reminded of the education taxes many of us pay- and I can't help but wonder, since the chances of older people having young, school age children is rather low, shouldn't equity dictate that they not be charged them?
As its not practical for them to be be given a discount on all taxes that go to education, and as we really do need to spend more on it, perhaps its time to apply the age tax concept to education as well? It would only be fair, as younger people are far more likely to have children.
We can't afford both, I would guess. So, isn't it simply common sense that those of childbearing and childproducing ages pay a "education tax" of 200-400% to finance their children's schooling? For example, people in their 20s could pay 200 of what people in their 40's and 400% of whatever people in their 50's pay.
I think an appropriate amount would be exactly what it would take to offset the age tax.
Truly, the two go hand in hand.
When most of us grew up, we had a system that was designed to "insure" that all Americans got a decent education. We also had a system that was far more equitable when it came to healthcare than today. Like the systems elsewhere at the time, it seemed to work. People were not refused care just because they had not paid a huge fee or tax.
Now we have an educational system second to many, and unfortunately, despite our best efforts, many of us also cannot afford health care. But we are still asked to pay for education for other people's children.
TO have both of these burdens may soon prove to be crushing for many older people.
Therefore I say, turnabout is fair play!
Wouldn't parity make sense? Whatever taxes are levied on those older for healthcare, should also be levied on the young for educating children?