Quote:
Originally Posted by woj
single payer isn't happening any time soon... there are a dozen different reasons, but one that stands out is that it wouldn't magically fund itself...
we pay 3% medicare tax now, which covers lets say 1/6th of the population... so to cover everyone we would need to pay 18%...
good luck getting anyone behind that...
|
It would need to be a long term switch over.. You have to ease the insurance companies off the tit so their collapse wouldn't destroy the economy. Then you would have to get the funds to pay for it...
The deal is, after it was all said and done, it would cost less in the long run even when everyone was insured.