i don't drink kool aid, obama, cruz or any other flavor.
and guess what, all us suckers who work for a living pay for it-regardless of what it's called.
so, right now i pay premiums and taxes.
hey, what if we all just paid taxes, instead of premiums AND taxes? and no convoluted system of
how much do you make
your wife
does your employer offer coverage?
if yes, you have to buy theirs-unless it's not up to aca snuff.
if not, you go thru an exchange.
then subsidies come into play.
oh, you got a raise, you have to pay this much back.
oh, a child graduated?
oh, you divorced?
oh, halfway thru the year she got a job/quit a job?
all while the health insurance companies make a profit.
so..single payer. no web sites. no medicare, no medicaid, no subsidies, no profit margin, none of the mess. yeah, that would be wayyy worse.
obamacare is a horrible, godawful mess. i doubt it turns out well. i understand why the attempt has been made, but not the way they chose to do it.
single payer failed not because it's a bad idea, or that too many are against it.
it's that the few against it are those who make money, tons of it, off the current system. they paid to get this crap passed, and stocks soared after the scotus ruling for a reason.
i understand that you think 'socialized' means something, but you prefer people making tons of money off the current system? lots of money to be made, and it's going to be made like crazy.