Government incentives continue to drive people to take out cover merely to avoid tax penalties
  • Salvo@aussie.zoneEnglish
    4·
    3 days ago

    The only redeeming aspect of Private Health insurance is that it is a big employer.

    Australia does not have any more primary or secondary industry any more. Closing down the Private Health Insurance Companies will make a helluva lot of people unemployed.

    That said; these roles are just a leech on the community, without actually generating anything that benefits our society.

    • notgold@aussie.zoneEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago
      1. I’m sure many of the roles would move to the public system if there was a mass exodus.
      2. Most people get private insurance because it’s useful and not for the tax dodge so they won’t cancel if the tax incentive is removed. /s