The real reason this country can’t go to a Single-Payor system is COST. If we had done this right after W.W. II like Canada and Western Europe it would have worked, costs were low and those countries now probably do not spend much over 3% GDP.
We are now spending close to 20% GDP. In California the estimated cost to do this was an additional $400 Billion on top of current budget. So you extrapolate that cost nationwide and your talking, my estimate, about $3 to $4 trillion on top of the current budget.
How would you raise that kind of money. Probably and additional payroll Tax or 15 to 20%. That will take even more disposable income out of people’s pockets, for a lot of folks it will squeeze them on basic expenses for living.
We are just past the point of a Single-Payor system unless we find a serious way to collapse Health Care costs 80 to 90%. So let the Democrats explain how they will do this.
Well if you take a look at the countries who have this...including California you’ll find the people hate the care they now get for having it. Plenty of articles about why it’s hated.
Well if you take a look at the countries who have this...including California you’ll find the people hate the care they now get for having it. Plenty of articles about why it’s hated.
a country that pays bus drivers $200,000 and stage hands in NYC $450,000 has the problem right in front of them.......we expect professinals to work for far less and forget about the poor nursing aides that work just over minimal wage taking care of the HUGE elderly population....
the people making off with the big money are big pharma and big insurance and big corporations....
start there...