Lets take a look at other nations with universal care... The fact is that in the USA we pay nearly *twice* what Europeans pay for health care, and we have both higher infant mortality and lower life expectancy than most European countries. In the table below, im = infant mortality and L = life expectancy. 2010 life expectancies: http://www.infoplease.com/world/statisti... 2010 health care per capita: http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSet... United States -- im= 6.1, L= 78.2, cost $7538, 16.0% of GDP Canada ---------- im= 5.0, L= 81.3, cost $4406, 10.4% of GDP Austria --------- im= 4.4, L= 79.6, cost $3970, 10.5% of GDP United Kingdom -- im= 4.7, L= 79.9, cost $3129, 8.7% of GDP Denmark ------- im= 4.3, L= 78.5, cost $3540, 9.7% of GDP Finland -------- im= 3.4, L= 79.1, cost $3008, 8.4% of GDP France -------- im= 3.3, L= 81.0, cost $3696, 11.5% of GDP Germany ------ im= 4.0, L= 79.4, cost $3737, 10.5% of GDP Greece -------- im= 5.1, L= 79.8, cost $2687, 9.7% of GDP Italy ------------ im= 5.4, L= 80.3, cost $2886, 9.5% of GDP Norway --------- im= 3.5, L= 80.0, cost $5003, 8.5% of GDP Spain ----------- im= 3.4, L= 81.0, cost $2902, 9.0% of GDP Sweden -------- im= 2.7, L= 80.9, cost $3470, 9.4% of GDP Switzerland --- im= 4.1, L= 80.9, cost $4810, 10.7% of GDP In 2008, these two nations lagged the USA in life expectancy; now they have passed the USA.
1) AHA (Affordable Health care Act) will not reduce the deficit. The CBO has never correctly estimated a program. Typically, one can take the estimate they mention, multiply it by 4, and that is the actual cost.
Their original budget has already been exceeded by almost 100%. 2) My Health care cost have already gone up 28% thanks to the AHA. By forcing all of these new regulations on the medical industry, all costs are going to rise.
No other country that has socialized medicine has the low total cost that the CBO proposes, and they have fewer citizens. 3) All employers are going to have to pay more because of AHA, not less. So, this point is false.
Plus, all this new regulations will create more government jobs at the expense of private sector jobs (insurance company employees); a net gain of 0 in jobs, but an increase in cost of the program since those government employees will be paid through tax dollars. 4) Again, 100% False. My insurance went up 28%.
Everyone I know who has employee health insurance has had their premiums go UP. I don't care who says they will go down.
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