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Originally Posted by HotHotHeat
I'd be surprised if that's government spending. I think the $2 trillion figure is government subsidized plus privately covered payouts. So saying the the US Government is spending that much on healthcare isn't disclosing the facts.
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Where did I say the US government spends that much on health care? I believe it was 500 billion, or 16% of their GDP last time I checked.
Which is way too much, considering that a lot of people aren't even covered.
This site has a pretty detailed look at how the 2 trillion is spent.
http://www.kaiseredu.org/topics_im.a...ntID=61&id=358
I must say.....its strange that excuses are being made for budget deficits when pretty comprehensive plans have been draw up to actually reform the inept social programs that are helping drive the US under.