US Universal Healthcare: How are we going to pay for it?

[HappySqurriel]

Soleron said:

HappySqurriel said:

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Well, the Military Budget in the United States was a little over $500 Billion in 2006 and Healthcare costs were $2.2 Trillion in 2007 so I doubt that cutting the Military Budget would have the effect that some (uninformed) people believe it would

How about military budget = zero? I see no reason to have one. Britain too.

A large portion of the security of the world can be directly linked to the United States' Military being so dominant that it acts as a deterrent. Without the United States Military (and NATO's combined military) many nations around the world would be far more willing to engage in acts that lead to wide-spread genocide or war (potentially including chemical, biological and Nuclear weapons) and do damage to the security and stability of the world that would have a negative impact on everyone.

Basically, just because you're mislead to believe that there are no threats anymore does not make it so; and one of the key ways to make these threats a real problem would be to eliminate your military