Medicare expenditures for 2020 alone was $925.8 billion. That's BILLION, with a B.
For comparison, the US defense spending budget is $715 billion for 2022 alone. It's not enough to cover it and that defense budget is literally the only reason the US isn't a smoking glass crater because you know damned well that if Russia or China or NK had the chance, they'd do it in a heartbeat.
Sure, you could take it from the top 1% or so ($41.52 trillion combined) but they will leave the country, denounce their citizenship, and never pay US taxes again and dare the US to come after them while sequestering the money in places like the resources of other countries, etc. effectively making it disappear.
And these wealthy people have the resources to do it in a heartbeat.
At best, "free" healthcare could be funded for one, maybe two years. And then the money will be gone, the wealthy will leave, the medical field will implode, and the government will be left without a budget to run on (shutting it down) while they scramble to steal money from every other budget in existence.
So next time you see one of these commie/socialist bastards, shove the fact down their throat and don't give them time to even breathe.
That and I wouldn't be surprised if the hospitals weren't getting some kick back from the insurance companies. You know,you get some of the grift if you charge people more for not having insurance and just charge us the normal prices.
Merlynn 0 points 3 years ago
That and I wouldn't be surprised if the hospitals weren't getting some kick back from the insurance companies. You know,you get some of the grift if you charge people more for not having insurance and just charge us the normal prices.