[quote=meadandale][quote=briansd1]People who make more money need to pay for their own health care/insurance.[/quote]

So…I need to pay (more) taxes so OTHER people can have free basic healthcare…but I’m on my own and have to provide my own at my (additional) expense?

That’s certainly change we can believe in…./sarcasm[/quote]

No, that’s not change. It is exactly how it has been since 1913, the date of enactment of the first US income tax. The more income you have, the higher your marginal tax rate. Those with higher income pay more for services provided by the federal government than those with lower incomes. And for the most part, since then, the rich have gotten richer, and the poor have gotten poorer.