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I can see this happening, with the impetus being the money corporate America (the non-healthcare sectors) saves, and the feds save, which they can then go blow on more high-priced, completely worthless hardware like the F-35, as the article goes on to say:
We'll suddenly start hearing about what a great idea this is from whoever replaces Paul Ryan, and the years when the GOP staged almost symbolic votes against Obamacare on a daily basis because "socialism bad" will be forgotten.
Don?t tell anyone, but American conservatives will soon be embracing single-payer healthcare, or some other form of socialized healthcare.
Yes, that?s a bold claim given that a GOP-controlled Congress and President are poised to un-socialize a great deal of healthcare, and may even pull it off. But within five years, plenty of Republicans will be loudly supporting or quietly assenting to universal Medicare.
And that?s a good thing, because socializing healthcare is the only demonstrably effective way to control costs and cover everyone. It results in a healthier country and it saves a ton of money.
Yes, that?s a bold claim given that a GOP-controlled Congress and President are poised to un-socialize a great deal of healthcare, and may even pull it off. But within five years, plenty of Republicans will be loudly supporting or quietly assenting to universal Medicare.
And that?s a good thing, because socializing healthcare is the only demonstrably effective way to control costs and cover everyone. It results in a healthier country and it saves a ton of money.
I can see this happening, with the impetus being the money corporate America (the non-healthcare sectors) saves, and the feds save, which they can then go blow on more high-priced, completely worthless hardware like the F-35, as the article goes on to say:
So while it?s a commonly progressive meme to contrast the national expenditure of one F-35 with our inability to ?afford? single-payer healthcare?and I hesitate to say this lest word get out to our neocon friends?there is no need for a tradeoff. If we switched to single payer or another form of socialized medicine, we would actually have more money to spend on even more useless military hardware.
We'll suddenly start hearing about what a great idea this is from whoever replaces Paul Ryan, and the years when the GOP staged almost symbolic votes against Obamacare on a daily basis because "socialism bad" will be forgotten.