There are a lot of reasonable arguments for single payer (and reasonable arguments against). But these arguments for don't take into account that we're not designing a system from the ground up. We're dealing with uprooting the largest industry in America. There would be the biggest recession in recent memory. An estimate of 2 million jobs would disappear with M4A. This isn't inherently a bad thing, as by definition many of the jobs eliminated are due to increased efficiency, but it would be absolutely catastrophic, especially in regions (many) where healthcare and insurance are the dominant employers.
Medicare for All’s jobs problem
The big Democratic talking point has a big political weakness: It could wipe out thousands of jobs in places like Pittsburgh that have built their new economies on health care.www.politico.com
Having by far the most well equipped and effective military on the planet goes a long way towards making our printed money actually worth something. It’s money well spent.
There are a lot of reasonable arguments for single payer (and reasonable arguments against). But these arguments for don't take into account that we're not designing a system from the ground up. We're dealing with uprooting the largest industry in America. There would be the biggest recession in recent memory. An estimate of 2 million jobs would disappear with M4A. This isn't inherently a bad thing, as by definition many of the jobs eliminated are due to increased efficiency, but it would be absolutely catastrophic, especially in regions (many) where healthcare and insurance are the dominant employers.
Medicare for All’s jobs problem
The big Democratic talking point has a big political weakness: It could wipe out thousands of jobs in places like Pittsburgh that have built their new economies on health care.
I mean it’s more like someone who makes $500k working for Tesla defending Musk.
Everyone needs to do something. It is what it is….
It is sold to the masses that it is "free". People will actually regurgitate that point as a benefit and many understand it to be free to them. Nothing is ever free, nor do I think it is. My statements about wondering if it was free, if government would be more efficient, or if having more administrators would be better were all rhetorical questions.
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Lol. Comical.
"Some negative news reports" = genocide and forced organ harvesting .
No big deal right?
Gimme a break.
China committed genocide against Uyghurs, independent tribunal rules
A London-based unofficial tribunal says China is deliberately preventing births among Uyghurs.
That's a pretty big deal in 2022.
"but dont pretend china is some draconian place just because you read some negative news in the media."
If by pretty free country, you mean incarcerating more people in the world than any other country in the world (by far)...
I wonder if there will be any malpractice protection in this. myself (visiting from EM) I’d take a lower rate of pay from a single-payor as long as they also reduce the stress level of my job in this way.
America would be better off with these people improving American infrastructure instead of doing fake work in an office. It would cost America less too because they would be healthier due to an active lifestyle. I'm 100% against any kind of make-work job in society. We have a lot of things that need done and a lot of people sitting around not doing anything of value and leeching off the economy of people who work for a living. If they don't want to dig ditches and build roads they should move or gain some IQ points to qualify for a better job.
This. Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent. We don’t have an incarceration problem we have a crime problem (whatever the cause).
kaiser will be dead
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Errybody want free healthcare but don’t nobody wanna pay no heavy a** taxesDidn’t get far.
Single-payer healthcare proposal fizzles in California Assembly
Assembly Bill 1400 by Assemblyman Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) did not have the necessary votes to move forward ahead of a key deadline Monday.
I think even the wsj picked it up. Not really sure why. The proposal was ludicrousDidn’t get far.
Single-payer healthcare proposal fizzles in California Assembly
Assembly Bill 1400 by Assemblyman Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) did not have the necessary votes to move forward ahead of a key deadline Monday.
Maybe, but wouldn't pay have go down? If the gov't pays less than what premiums previously afforded? I live in CA, but work for the federal government, so I suppose my pay wouldn't go down.
calmatters.org
Well, California state employed physicians are a varied bunch. University physicians are largely paid via proceeds from private insurance. State positions like prison positions have high salaries in part because they are competing with the private sector for talent, and a private sector is being paid by proceeds from private insurance. If private insurance went away, inevitably state salaries would go down because there would be nothing for them to be competing against.
Those guys make a ton. Some of them are around a million a year in total compensation for limited work. They’re basically all given COLA plus “merit” raises of a few percent a year, which effectively boosts their salary like compounded interest. Kind of crazy…
