Why we can't just admit that universal health care should be paid by taxes????

[Bluedolphin1406]

34. People complain about a tax increase....

because for many costs would go up. I can think,of a few scenarios off of the top of my head.

1. People who do not have health insurance now, but make good salaries. These are the current freeloaders in the system, and their costs would go up.
2. Government employees who have a large portion of their premiums covered by the government would likely pay more.
3. A few people have private healthcare where their employer covers most of the premiums. Their costs would go up.
4. Employers who currently do not offer healthcare to their employees. Their costs would go up.
5. People who currently cheat the system ... Their costs may go up.

But currently, these people have it good. Of course you will want to retain the system if you are a beneficiary with no costs to bear. Of course they would not want change. But there are too many people out there now who are trying to play fair, do the right thing, and are simply getting drowned in out current system. We cannot keep this monster in place for the benefit of the few and the detriment of the many.