Why everyone has to pay into a universal, Single payer system [View all]

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If we want a single payer system, everyone has to pay into it in order for it to work. Funding it with a combination of payroll and sales taxes makes everyone vested in the system. That gives the system the political power it needs to protect itself from demagogues. Also, it gives the system the leverage to bargain for lower prices for healthcare services and pharmaceuticals.

Once you exclude people from paying into the system, it will fall apart.