Upoming health care reform

originally posted by: buckwhizzle
I wonder if we went to single payer and instituted a health-care tax on businesses to help cover the cost. Since businesses wouldn't be shouldering the burden of dealing with insurance and all the red tape that goes with it.Something needs to be done,I just don't know what it is.

That "system" already exists.

Right now the Medicare tax is 1.45% of payroll and employers match the 1.45%. Total 2.90%

Both bills are DOA just like the muslim ban.

My biggest gripe with the ACA is the excise tax on premium coverage. And that is because this one will affect me directly. I chose a career that provided me with good health benefits. When/if this tax kicks in my coverage will most likely be lessened or my contributions will skyrocket. And I'm not monetarily rich by any means. It's pure b.s. to punish employers who provide good coverage to their employers. A lot of businesses I've read about that grant their employees top tier coverage will just drop the coverage level to avoid the tax. Employers should be rewarded for offering good healthcare, not punished.

Now I hear the Republican "Obamacare light" is just repackaging this tax and it doesn't surprise me. Maybe it would just be better to go to a single payer system. Seems like they're just sabotaging the whole thing to get to that point.

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