I find even that weird . I was taught in school that a veteran means someone who ' s been fatally wounded in war and survived . <| sep |> And you have to pay out the ass for health insurance and then still get landed with a bill with high deductibles copays after treatment or hospital stays . I ' ve heard of people refusing to go to the hospital because of the cost or even ask if they can sue someone who called an ambulance because they didn ' t want to pay a few hundred dollars for the ride to hospital . I rather pay a little more in tax and not have to decide between my health bank balance . The Miliman Medical Index reports an average yearly cost of $ 24 , 671 15 , 805 for a family of four . UK around $ 12 , 000 10 , 000 What were you saying about paying less ?