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[Liberal_Stalwart71]

50. I need to clear this up about the single payer system, too, because I tire of the

misperception...

In a single payer system, we need to understand that people are still paying for health care services. In countries that have socialized medicine, if you will, citizens DO pay into that system. Single payer simply means that a *single payer*--the government--pays for service delivery. That doesn't mean that people get shit for free. Even the poor pay into the system. Everyone pays into the system!! Citizens pay taxes and actually they pay considerably high taxes to support their health care system. Most of them don't mind paying high taxes, either.

So I guess I don't understand what the issue is here. Obamacare will provide subsidies for people who cannot afford health care coverage. The revenues from the savings that are generated from reducing regulatory waste and from everyone paying into the system will help pay for the subsidies that will help low-income individuals and families. In theory, it sounds like a good idea.

So Obamacare isn't perfect. We need to work to improve the system.

But, single pay isn't perfect, either. It's an ideal situation of course. However, I get the feeling that most people are under the impression that under a single payer model, people are getting free health care and so that works better for low-income people. It's not true. People do pay into that system; it's just that they don't have the insurance companies and the like.