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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
That is correct, but look at the cheapest healthcare cost per capita in a modern nation and it still isn't even remotely feasible. Obamas compromise was to keep that cost outside the government. Even at Finland's costs (which likely aren't realistic due to burden of disease in the USA being higher) it would add $400B at least. Where do those tax dollars come from?
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I believe the US spends about as much per capita on what they already have socialized as some other countries do for full socialization. It's not just the money, it's the inefficiencies of the system and infestation of the system with the lobbyists. The other issue is that Americans don't believe healthcare is a right. They believe it is a privilege
But you are correct. They'd have to cut funding to defense to some degree. But military spending is coming on the radar of the american public. They don't want any more wars and eventually it'll start to trickle down that if you aren't constantly fighting wars you don't need that spending. But that spending is again controlled by special interest groups etc.
But again, this Obamacare spending has ZERO to do with the government funding. Tea Party are basically trying to do push something into this bill that is not related to it. It's pork barelling except they are looking to cut something instead of handing money to friends. Though i imagine they are also doing that.