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Snellius

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3. This Mercatus report was such a stupid "libertarian" con. All debit. No credit
Tue Jul 31, 2018, 11:50 AM
Jul 2018

It totals up all the costs. Which amounts to approximately all the combined costs today of Medicare, Medicaid, ACA, and health insurance but does not deduct all that would be saved by NOT paying for Medicare, Medicaid, ACA, and health insurance. I hope one of the independent health policy institutes does its own study of how much would be SAVED. It would be substantial. Maybe that's why the "libertarians" wanted to get the first jump on public opinion. Even a good business man can see the savings and competitive advantage of not having to be responsible for health care costs for their employees. Like in China or almost everywhere else. The paperwork alone.

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