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Originally Posted by will76
I am amazed at all of the idiots who think that this would really be "FREE". Who do you think is going to pay for "FREE" health care??? Tax payers. Nothing Free. If anything, they would just continue to tax the shit out of the upper class to pay for another hand out for the people at the bottom.
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Anyone who thinks healthcare would ever be wholly free is either (a) a leech or (b) very very bad at basic math or (c) believes in magic and unicorns.
However, the problem is clearly that insurance is a for-profit business. If you
add a middleman to any business endeavor, the cost goes up for the end user. This is one of the most basic principles of business.
If someone like Hank is being gouged for $18k a year, what would his medical costs be for a lifetime versus his insurance costs? Most of the time, the answer is that
insurance costs more than healthcare. Some people may appreciate the peace of mind, knowing (or thinking they know) they will be covered, if catastrophe strikes. But that peace of mind comes at a price.