r/FluentInFinance • u/The-Lucky-Investor • 13d ago

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

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/11/30/easy-pay-something-costs-less-new-study-shows-medicare-all-would-save-us-51-trillion
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u/Iamthespiderbro 13d ago

Ah yes, if there’s one thing we can say about government services, it’s that they drive costs down 😅

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u/bellj1210 13d ago

yes- the postal service is so much more expensive than UPS.

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u/Iamthespiderbro 13d ago

Oh, you mean the agency that ran at a $6.5B dollar deficit in 2023? That postal service?

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u/ClassicTrout 13d ago

It’s not your 6.5B

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u/Iamthespiderbro 13d ago

Oh the treasury doesn’t pay the deficit with my tax dollars or by inflating the currency I own, which they force my employer to issue payment in?

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u/DarkExecutor 13d ago

Just because you don't see a sticker price on a stamp, doesn't mean it doesn't get taken out of your taxes.