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Are you subtracting wages lost to both employer AND employee contributions to health insurance, co-pays and the like? That's the only way it's a fair comparison. Hell, even if we do earn more after accounting for that, living in a society with universal healthcare is worth something all it's own.


Yes. From my link -

"Information is also presented including social transfers in kind, such as health or education provided for free or at reduced prices by governments and not-for-profit organisations."




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