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The "secret" Trumpcare is an impossible task. Obamacare, Romneycare and all other programs that use private insurance must have - as Obamacare does - 1. An individual mandate 2. No preexisting conditions and 3. Subsidies for the poor. Without any one the system collapses.

The way out of this mess is seen in the research on California's single payer plan - the Healthy California Act. California currently spends $370 billion/year. Covering everyone would normally increase costs to $400 billion. However, with a single payer system and with everyone covered, the costs are expected to drop to $331 billion.

The state would still have to raise about $106 billion. So California will increase taxes and save the citizens money. A strange concept for conservatives! Yet, all across the country, if you asked people if they would like to pay more in taxes and not pay an even larger insurance premium, you would hear a resounding "Yes!"

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T.E.C. - Iowa Well, Frijole did not read the article mentioned. First, state debt has nothing to do with saving the state money. Any person or entity can be in debt and still do things to save money!

But more, Frijole says "Their budget is about $180 billion," Yet, the article says "Roughly 70% of the state's current spending is paid for through public ...See More
Jun 22, 2017
T.E.C. - Iowa The problem with your comment is, socialism or whatever they try does not have to work all that well. The capitalist system of health care has become so expensive "per person" compared to the rest of the world, we could pick any of the different socialist systems used around the world, and we could both lower cost and improve results in this countr...See More
Jun 25, 2017


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