Notice how this video just pretends that Medicare doesn't exist, you can have a single-payer system without it being run by the government.
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No, Medicare IS run by the government, and is running out of money

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Yeah, no healthcare system is perfect but single-payer systems cover more people at lower costs with more to healthcare, including Medicare.
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I'm talking about total per capita healthcare spending, look at every other developed country. Even with Medicare 94% of money goes to care.
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Yes Vermont/Colorado would've hiked their taxes but total public-private health spending per capita would be lower like in other countries.
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So I repeat that Medicare isn't perfect, there are problems with the current program but I don't see other countries clamoring for
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Would you rather pay 5K in taxes or 10K in premiums? They do "understand that nothing is free" so they gladly pay taxes, ultimately saving $
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None of this plays out in reality, can you explain why countries with single-payer and states that raised taxes don't have these problems?
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The cost of healthcare is much more of a burden than higher taxes would be, especially when it costs 20% of GDP. We spend more government
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