Koch Brothers own study says that Universal Healthcare is cheaper than current US system

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Aeolus451 said:

CosmicSex said:

The government has the ability to impose price control and it already does to a very great extent with Medicare.  There is no reason why we can't do it here.  There is no reason why we can't lower costs.  There is no reason why we can cut waste.  Europe isn't evil you know.  They do it to take care of their people.  There is always some motive with the folks who don't want people to get care or to save money.  That is the real evil holding us back.  Some people, especially conservatives in the US are programmed by politicians to think a certain way and its alarming how fast they bow down to them.   Liberals have similar issues but Conservatives have mastered the ability to get their followers to fight against their own self interest tooth and nail.   Libs aren't quite there yet. 

You're assuming that UHC is the absolute best way to go at any cost. That's still up in the air. So what if Americans don't buy into it? I never said anything about the EU being evil. It is on an authoritarian kick though and it has problems of its own. The only thing the US should adopt from there is the metric system, they can keep the rest. I'm not okay with paying alot higher taxes and ruining our advancement in med for something I rarely ever use. We already have a system we like and that works.

You can leave the "advancements in medicine" argument in the fridge. Most of the profits of medical companies don't go in to R&D, they go to shareholders. Many types of medicine that cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars usually only cost a few cents or dollars to make.

Our system doesn't only grant better coverage then the USA, it's just more cost-effective.