“Medicare for All” would save the U.S $5.1 Trillion over 10 years

[u/The-Lucky-Investor]

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/11/30/easy-pay-something-costs-less-new-study-shows-medicare-all-would-save-us-51-trillion

[u/[deleted]]

I've personally lost trust in both the government and companies to handle healthcare.

Companies just make some bean counter override my doctor's recommendations and if we let the government do it there'll be four years where we have a system that has a vague support of science and another four years where we'll be putting chickens on our bubos and blowing smoke up the assholes of every drowning victim.

[u/greybearguy → u/[deleted]]

This is the same govt that has the FDA approved food additives that are banned in other countries- Fix the food and many people wouldnt need so much healthcare- and the obesity wouldnt be where it is-

[u/Fur_King_L → u/greybearguy]

Another reason for socialized medicine. Right now the food companies and for profit healthcare win for providing expensive care for people who’ve eaten shit food. If we’re all paying for it, there would be an incentive to keep people healthy. Right now sick people are a profit centre.

[u/Tathorn → u/Fur_King_L]

If we’re all paying for it, there would be an incentive to keep people healthy. Right now sick people are a profit centre.

We are. It's called Medicare.