America's conversion to a single payer system easy peasy.

Having taxpayers fund healthcare is using 3rd party money. People thinking that "it cost me nothing" is one of the reasons healthcare is so expensive.

Lasik is dirt cheap because people pay themselves. Colleges cost a fortune because so much government (taxpayer) money is available.

I don't have a solution but I know we're going to the way of Canada or the UK with single payer. Once the profit motive is gone I think we can say goodbye to innovation.

Rick
 

So what is suggested is 4.6% paid by consumers. Plus an additional 15% payroll tax.

Socialism hasn't worked anywhere. Why would it work here?

Rick
 

Medicare works VERY well.... and with much less overhead than private insurance companies.. But it isn't socialism... It's single payer... The VA is socialism... completely owned by the government. Federal government owns the hospitals and clinics... Doctors and nurses and all personnel are government employees..
 
Medicare works great. Except it's broke. Much of the overhead is buried in the general fund so we have no idea about overhead. We do know there is much greater fraud compared to private insurance.

People receiving the benefit think it works VERY well. But it costs a fortune and it still is running in the red. You have to look at both sides; cost and benefit.

There is hardly any government program that works. Medicare is no exception.

Rick
 
GreenSky said:
Medicare works great. Except it's broke. Much of the overhead is buried in the general fund so we have no idea about overhead. We do know there is much greater fraud compared to private insurance.

People receiving the benefit think it works VERY well. But it costs a fortune and it still is running in the red. You have to look at both sides; cost and benefit.

There is hardly any government program that works. Medicare is no exception.

Rick
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http://www.cbpp.org/research/health/medicare-is-not-bankrupt
 
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