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John H[_2_]

On Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:38:29 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 11 Nov 2013 12:20:24 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

One thing I don't understand Greg ...

One of the most often repeated objections to a single payer system is to
point out the weaknesses or problems with it in some other country.

I'd consider those issues when drafting a single payer system unique to
USA needs, and not simply propose a copy of a 30 year old European model.

We keep getting the foreign systems thrown up on our face so it is
impossible to ignore them
I agree the US could come up with a single payer plan that would
duplicate the best insurance we can get now but they have not
explained how it would be any cheaper or how we would pay for it.

Do you think a regressive tax like the typical 18% VAT in all of these
other countries would fly here? How about a 10% across the board
surtax on income?

Don would still trade tax bills with us in a heart beat.

If we had an 18% VAT the Dems would want to 'subsidize' the purchase of anything and everything for
the bottom 50% of the population. The top 50% would pay the VAT plus the VAT subsidy for the other
half of the population.

But, the process would keep the Dems in power - until the top 50% started shifting heavily into the
bottom.

John H. -- Hope you're having a great day!