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Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam
The only real alternative is Universal Healthcare administered by the state or federal governments along with biting the bullet on new taxes to pay for it.
Otherwise the only result will be a continuing dog and pony show.
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Something that's always puzzled me and the UHC/single-payer proponents never seem to explain, how is it going to be paid for?
US Federal Budget for 2016 shows $2.99 Trillion in revenue
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The U.S. government collected $2.99T in tax revenues and spent a total of $3.54T in its 2016 budget, resulting in a deficit of $552B that year. The deficit was 3.3% of its total GDP of $16.5T in 2016.
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The total healthcare spending in the US (2015) $3.2 Trillion
https://www.cms.gov/research-statist...act-sheet.html
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NHE grew 5.8% to $3.2 trillion in 2015, or $9,990 per person, and accounted for 17.8% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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You are talking about more than doubling the federal budget, more than doubling everybody's taxes.
Bernie wanted to tax wealth at 90% to pay for it but that would only trigger a wealth exodus from the US.
So what am I missing?