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> All the premium increases people complained about due to ACA are a fraction of the tax increases that would have had to happen for universal healthcare. So w
by xyzzyz 4y ago
> All the premium increases people complained about due to ACA are a fraction of the tax increases that would have had to happen for universal healthcare.
So why would I ever want universal healthcare? I was being sold on it being cheaper and more efficient, but now you’re saying that it will also cost more. What’s the point, then?
- tptacek 4y agoThere's robust disagreement among reasonable people about whether single-payer health care is a good idea in the US or not. The comment you were responding to wasn't overtly advocating for it. There's less reasonable support for acalculiac xenophobia.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoMy intention was to point out an additional factor in universal taxpayer funded healthcare being a political football, which is > The other option is pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, and doctors take a huge pay cut. Bringing healthcare prices down is also out of the league of cities/counties/states. These things require federal action like increasing number of doctor residency funding or spots, reducing patent protection for medicines, or other measures to increase supply of healthcare.