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Shorter... HumanityExperiment Mar 2016 #1
Single payer is so much cheaper than what we are doing now we're probably already paying more than Baobab Mar 2016 #29
Agreed HumanityExperiment Mar 2016 #30
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Shorter... HumanityExperiment Mar 2016 #3
Trillions for war though...No problem SHRED Mar 2016 #4
Public health is a National Security issue. Downwinder Mar 2016 #12
yes, if we could get bernie sanders to stop voting for trillions for war... nt msongs Mar 2016 #18
Nobody bats an eyelid when it's for war - mention health or education nada Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2016 #27
Holy hell... I guess we aren't going to realize Truman's dream GeorgiaPeanuts Mar 2016 #5
you ignore the info provided in another OP: administrative costs are what drive up healthcare costs amborin Mar 2016 #6
that's all of 10% hill2016 Mar 2016 #9
Compound interest. dogman Mar 2016 #11
Maths NWCorona Mar 2016 #22
What compound savings? Expenditure increases will wipe that out within two years, probably day one Hoyt Mar 2016 #31
You may know more about the cost than Bernie or I. dogman Mar 2016 #34
That 10% is just not enough. I think we do agree single payer or something close Hoyt Mar 2016 #37
It seems there is never enough. dogman Mar 2016 #38
Well, there is none if you think Congress is going to enacut single payer and invest Hoyt Mar 2016 #40
Or better yet, Go and die....because you with your sickness are a burden to me and my pocket book. insta8er Mar 2016 #7
So even Mexico can, but we can't...I see SHRED Mar 2016 #8
Fuck it. I agree with you. Let's restore a 35 year life expectancy. Armstead Mar 2016 #10
Send out euthanasia pills. Downwinder Mar 2016 #13
No! You will die naturally of cancer caused by man-made chemical Ed Suspicious Mar 2016 #14
Damn, and here I thought we rejected torture. Downwinder Mar 2016 #16
healthcare or not, the real baby boom is going to hit reddread Mar 2016 #28
Could we please reinstate the dead panels? (sarcasm! don't you dare press that abuse button!) insta8er Mar 2016 #15
No, have to keep Consumers around. Downwinder Mar 2016 #17
As has been pointed out My Good Babushka Mar 2016 #19
$10K -- That won't cover two months of medication! Downwinder Mar 2016 #20
Last year the government spent $66bn on health care. $598bn on killing. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #21
ha ha hill2016 Mar 2016 #23
What don't you understand about single payer? Avalux Mar 2016 #24
So why is it higher as % of GDP here than elsewhere? JackRiddler Mar 2016 #25
So take out the 30% for administrative costs revbones Mar 2016 #26
$3.7 Trillion For U.S. Wars, $12,000 Per Person kgnu_fan Mar 2016 #32
Maybe it ought not to be $10k? lumberjack_jeff Mar 2016 #33
Only if you think our current corrupt system is good. libtodeath Mar 2016 #35
We can negotiate prices down. Way down. reformist2 Mar 2016 #36
How funny Hill fans now hate free health care. nt Logical Mar 2016 #39
Transfer of costs KingFlorez Mar 2016 #41
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