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American's just don't like taxes. When explained that the system is cheaper, their net costs would be the same or lower, it still has solid support. the proble

American's just don't like taxes. When explained that the system is cheaper, their net costs would be the same or lower, it still has solid support. the problem again is the 'haves' (who also tend to vote a lot more) are the ones who see themselves as losing and gaining a tax. if it's employer paid for and you don't even know the true value it's hard to see it as comp

ch4s3 4y ago
> When explained that the system is cheaper, their net costs would be the same or lower, it still has solid support. I haven’t seen polling that shows that. Well older people tend to vote more, but there are a lot of lower income folks who vote reliably. I think part of the issue is that proponents of single payer in the US present it as something that can be paid for by further taxing “the rich” alone, and that’s clearly not true. No other country pays for social welfare that way, and it’s trivial to find that out. Being dishonest about how it might be funded undermines the project politically. No one is trying to sell the idea that VAT + healthcare is a better overall deal. Which it may or may not be, depending on the implementation. Nevertheless proponents are lying about how it can be paid for.