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[–] Aldo 3 points -3 points (+0|-3) ago 

I don't see a big difference:

Now its: Doctor -> Insurance Company -> You

Government care: Doctor -> Government -> You

The government doesn't make money off you like an insurance company does so your costs should go down. We all hate bureaucracy, but even companies have layers and layers of bureaucracy and they try to squeeze out profit when they can as well.

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[–] LewsTherinTelamon 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

The government doesn't make money off you like an insurance company does so your costs should go down.

I disagree. The government would indeed "make money off of me the way an insurance company does" if I am taxed by the government for insurance. That is exactly what happens at that point. Which is what I don't want. Money gets misappropriated in government all the time.

The additional government employees and oversight will also cost money further reducing economic efficiency of the system.

But I digress, you didn't even touch the insolvency issue so I can't even begin to entertain growing the system as it is.

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[–] Aldo 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

The economy sucks because its being drained by the elite in this country. The gains of the uber-wealthy have grown and haven't been re-invested in the economy. So we're draining the economy which is not allowing businesses to grow and pay more people to do more stuff. Plus people don't want to learn new shit and bitch about their lost jobs (see coal, elevator operators, horse-buggy drivers)