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No. It's your interpretation of what you think they said, that they didn't actually say.
Read it yourself. /shrug
The Urban Institute, a liberal think tank, analyzed the cost of single payer health care for all. It would cost the Fed Gov an additional $3.2 trillion per year:
Quote:
"The increase in federal expenditures would be considerably larger than the increase in national health expenditures because substantial spending borne by states, employers, and households under current law would shift to the federal government under the Sanders [Medicare for All] plan. Federal expenditures in 2017 would increase by $1.9 trillion for acute care for the nonelderly, by $465.9 billion for those otherwise enrolled in Medicare, and by $212.1 billion for long-term services and supports.
In total, federal spending would increase by about $2.5 trillion (257.6 percent) in 2017. Federal expenditures would increase by about $32.0 trillion (232.7 percent) between 2017 and 2026. The increase in federal spending is so large because the federal government would absorb a substantial amount of current spending by state and local governments, employers, and households."
At the current annual US consumer spending level of $11.7 trillion, a 25% national VAT tax will raise $2.93 trillion in tax revenue. Almost enough, currently, to pay for single payer national health care for all. Adjust the VAT tax rate up or down as needed according to actual health care costs.
Cost-shifting to the Fed Gov has to be paid for somehow.
Its well known and well documented that republicans are more generous than democrats when it comes to charity or donating to those in need. Al gore and Joe Biden have been particularly stingy when it comes to giving their rich income to those that need.
And the problem with the average conservative is in government matters they vote to give money to their conservative billionaire leaders (instead of those in need.)
The leftist / collectivist is not interested in donating his own time, talent, and treasure, but using the government to compel others to donate their time, talent and treasure.
This really baffles me. We have loads and loads of rich liberals including Warren Buffett, Tim Cook, Bill Gates, Emma Stone, Patricia Arquette, Meryl Streep etc. etc. etc.
Why don't they just pool their money together and create a fund to pay for all their liberal ideas such as health care, refugees, illegal immigrants, equal pay etc. etc. etc.?
Wouldn't that solve more problems than all the bickering?
Why don't tell all Trump Supporters to pool their money for the wall ?
Because that's how the Government, Democrats included in a big way here, have made things. Why do you support the Democrats who continually support open borders and Globalism which is the MAIN DRIVER in what you are complaining about?
Yeah... Because big business types like Donald had to be convinced by the Democrats to go make their stuff cheap overseas and pocket bigger profits... You're funny.
This really baffles me. We have loads and loads of rich liberals including Warren Buffett, Tim Cook, Bill Gates, Emma Stone, Patricia Arquette, Meryl Streep etc. etc. etc.
Why don't they just pool their money together and create a fund to pay for all their liberal ideas such as health care, refugees, illegal immigrants, equal pay etc. etc. etc.?
Wouldn't that solve more problems than all the bickering?
You mean higher taxes for the rich? Interesting concept.
Why don't conservatives pool their guns together to kill everyone, thus ending crime?
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