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Originally Posted by worth
the US is hugely in debt. some would argue that they are basically bankrupt. where are they going to get the funds for healthcare for 300 million people and a proactive environmental posture which would in turn hurt the economy and leave them with even less revenues?
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Increased taxes. The money for healthcare would need to be paid from SOMEWHERE - the money doesn't magically appear.
The question is what costs more - insurance or the tax increase? I worked for an HMO in Boston during the Gore/Bush/Nader election and there was a question on the ballot asking if they wanted Canada style health care. The HMO paid buckets and buckets and buckets of money on ads stating that the increase in taxes would be far, far more than what they pay in insurance.