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In reply to the discussion: Why single payer died in Vermont [View all]Cuthbert Allgood
(4,946 posts)41. Would I not have to pay for my insurance premiums and deductibles?
Would my employer be able to pass along what they pay for my insurance to me as salary?
Then the tax needed to pay for this is likely going to be a net increase in money I have in my pocket. If only Sanders didn't say this....oh...wait.
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Vermont already had high taxes, on income, retirement, sales...one factor was that Vermont
emmaverybo
Sep 2019
#28
That is why it is so important to know exactly how much it will cost, and where the money will
still_one
Sep 2019
#2
Even the smaller countries in Europe can do this in one form or another of universal coverage.
CTyankee
Sep 2019
#5
I am not an economist. However, it seems to me that you would have to look at the bigger
CTyankee
Sep 2019
#32
Haven't read up on their relative right wing policies but I haven't hear anything about their
CTyankee
Sep 2019
#39
Before we get to that, let's not skip over another option: Warren's tax reform plan whereby
CTyankee
Sep 2019
#48
Was it Denmark that got the highest grade on the "happiness" metric for their country?
CTyankee
Sep 2019
#42
I mentioned earlier about this "not trusting the government" thing with what I like to say:
CTyankee
Sep 2019
#46
The problem with a State-based system, is that you can always cross the border
brooklynite
Sep 2019
#7
I think the difference in Obamacare is that it didn't fundamentally change the system
Docreed2003
Sep 2019
#53
Shouldn't the FIRST question be: why are we out of step with every other country in the world
CTyankee
Sep 2019
#54
You point out a very important aspect of this issue. People sometimes mix "health care coverage"...
George II
Sep 2019
#14
Excellent points. A great deal of political capital was spent on getting Obamacare done. I am in
emmaverybo
Sep 2019
#31
It also failed in California and Colorado, primarily because legislators didn't have the guts
Hoyt
Sep 2019
#11
I also suspect that voters think they're bullet proof and won't incur those health care items that
CTyankee
Sep 2019
#20
Agree completely. Always hate posting that opinion, knowing the "big idea" folks will bash me. :)
Hoyt
Sep 2019
#24
Quote from Mozloom.................National Federation of Independent Businesses
turbinetree
Sep 2019
#12
There's another elephant in the room that no one wants to talk about. A good percentage of
Thekaspervote
Sep 2019
#18
Careful. Some here will accuse you of spouting rightwing talking points for daring
LincolnRossiter
Sep 2019
#56
Speaker Pelosi-There's no need to reinvent health care -- just improve Obamacare
Gothmog
Sep 2019
#59