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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
I agree with most of your post about what is being proposed--but this statement about costs is simply wrong. The U.S. system, as it is right now--is far more expensive than the Canadian system, costing 16% of GDP as opposed to around 8.
In fact, the U.S. spends MORE per capita on Medicare and Medicaid--two non-universal government health care insurance programs ("public options", for those who are paying attention) than Canada does on its entire health care system from top to bottom.
The notion that a publically funded system is more expensive than the hybrid system that the U.S. currently has is simply nonsense. In fact, the most potent argument for universal health care is this: it's cheaper.
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A rationed service is often cheaper. Let's say Canada were to provide the same level of access to "healthcare" services as is available in the US through our public model. I'd be very curious to see what the costs of the Canadian system would be then.
For those in the US that got prompt treatment and regained their health albeit with a significant bill, better in the red than dead. Waiting lists can kill you, bills only hurt your pocketbook (and sometimes alot.)