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And even further, they are misrepresenting that somewhat. They admit further down the article that after offsetting from the existing employer based tax that "t
by gzuki 9y ago
And even further, they are misrepresenting that somewhat. They admit further down the article that after offsetting from the existing employer based tax that "total new spending to implement the system would be between $50 billion and $100 billion per year". They make it sound like it's $400b more, rather than total.
There is also no discussion of the kind of external savings this might create. Usually that kind of thing is included in budget office analysis.
- tanderson92 9y agoMore good analysis here too: http://mattbruenig.com/2017/05/22/californias-surprisingly-cheap-single-payer-plan/ http://mattbruenig.com/2017/05/22/californias-surprisingly-c...