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Perhaps take a little from the 51 billion for the 'black ops budget'?
Hey Congress, use the money we pay in taxes to do something to help us for a change. It wouldn't really be 'free' healthcare since WE PAID FOR IT.
That would REDUCE the healthcare cost for everyone across the board, because then the healthcare companies would only be liable for insuring up to the 'max out of pocket'. Oh, they would love to take the reduced liability and maintain the current rates, but let's add a government option just to keep them honest.
Well, this would have been a great way to go, but just the opposite has been effected.
I'll even help you get started. Here is some basic data on what the Feds spend today on healthcare:
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Three health insurance programs — Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) — together accounted for 21 percent of the budget in 2012, or $732 billion. Nearly two-thirds of this amount, or $472 billion, went to Medicare, which provides health coverage to around 48 million people who are over the age of 65 or have disabilities. The remainder of this category funds Medicaid and CHIP, which in a typical month in 2012 provided health care or long-term care to about 60 million low-income children, parents, elderly people, and people with disabilities. Both Medicaid and CHIP require matching payments from the states.
Perhaps take a little from the 51 billion for the 'black ops budget'?
Hey Congress, use the money we pay in taxes to do something to help us for a change. It wouldn't really be 'free' healthcare since WE PAID FOR IT.
That would REDUCE the healthcare cost for everyone across the board, because then the healthcare companies would only be liable for insuring up to the 'max out of pocket'. Oh, they would love to take the reduced liability and maintain the current rates, but let's add a government option just to keep them honest.
Well, this would have been a great way to go, but just the opposite has been effected.
When it comes to discretionary spending, Congress gives 58% to the military vs 5% for healthcare. Here are US budget charts for the years 2009 and 2010, according to the National Priorities Project (NPP):
When it comes to discretionary spending, Congress gives 58% to the military vs 5% for healthcare. Here are US budget charts for the years 2009 and 2010, according to the National Priorities Project (NPP):
When it comes to discretionary spending, Congress gives 58% to the military vs 5% for healthcare. Here are US budget charts for the years 2009 and 2010, according to the National Priorities Project (NPP):
If we are going to take money from the military, it shouldn't be from the "black" budget. These are often programs that give us a great advantage over enemies. Rather, we should cut funding from "Nation Building", i.e. building infrastructure, school, hospitals, etc. in foreign countries. We need to build our own nation.
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