I can't agree with the "they may hesitate" claim enough. We already see it in practice. Welfare and Medicaid are a political football, but Social Security and

I can't agree with the "they may hesitate" claim enough. We already see it in practice. Welfare and Medicaid are a political football, but Social Security and Medicare are untouchable because you risk angering the ENTIRE over-65 demographic, regardless of state, income level, or political affiliation. We seem to throw out all our carefully honed consumer math understanding when the word "tax" appears. The same people that can intuitively understand that $1.49 Miracle Whip is cheaper than $2.99 mayo seem incapable of grasping that paying $1,500 in taxes to bankroll a NHS is cheaper than sending Blue Cross $3,000 per year.