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    noboat Posts: 31, Reputation: 1
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    Jun 9, 2008, 06:27 PM
    Medicare witholdings
    What year did the federal govt. start taking hard earned money from our paychecks for medicare? I know they've been gouging us for a long time now, but I don't remember exactly when they started it. Thanks. noboat
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    Jun 9, 2008, 06:38 PM
    To answer your question, if you're Australian, then Medicare was introduced in 1984. Here are some statistics and information to do with health care in Australia I hadn't thought about:

    4102.0 - Australian Social Trends, 2001

    Personally, I'm glad all Australians are provided basic health insurance.

    As I just noticed you're an American, what's the situation with Medicare in the US? Interested to know.
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