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You will end up with cheaper insurance costs for those thatcan afford to pay (FWIW most Aussies pay <$1700 for full private insurance per YEAR).


Extremely unlikely...... the cost for those who can afford to pay will be greater because of the cost of those who can't..... or won't.

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Looking at that mess, I can see your issues. Way too many "stakeholders". It needs to be trimmed of all admin "fat" and devoid of dead weight. Federal Govt needs to take control of EVERYTHING.


You aren't getting the picture very clearly - just about everything on that chart IS the Federal Gov't.

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Ours is only a very mediocre system compared to some longstanding democratic European countries, most of whom are doing far better than the US in terms of their current financial situations (Scandinavian countries, mainly).


So, given the expectations of US citizens presently covered by private healthcare, how can you believe we will think that a "mediocre system" with reduced benefits would be acceptable?

As for the Scandinavian countries, have you checked the income tax rates?

Here's a list of countries with tax revenue expressed as a percentage of GDP...... Scandinavian countries are at 43-50%:

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The US taxpayer won't stand still for that while others ride the train for free.

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