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Taxing the rich is great and all, but it still doesn't solve the issue of gov spending being completely and utterly shit. We spend more on healthcare per individual than any other nation on the planet. We don't even need to tax the rich right now and we could have single payer. The idea that taxing the rich is needed to pay for services and safety nets is silly. We're the wealthiest nation on the planet, we can already afford all of the things our citizens need, we just have a gov who doesn't know how to properly spend the money it already has.
Raising tax revenue and funding some variation of single payer health care or socialised medicine are not mutually exclusive.
Cool, where did I say they were?
You mean like the price caps on medication so Medicare can save the government money? Or like the increase in IRS funding so they can focus on the previously "too difficult" task of navigating the web of interactions the wealthy use to avoid paying the taxes they already owe?
They're trying that too, but it's not just about taking money from the ultra rich just for our healthcare, it's like others have stated: it's about fairness to all. 25% of a billion doesn't mean the same to them as ~25% of ~60k means to us. Yeah it's a much larger dollar amount, but they aren't nearly as affected as we are from what we currently pay and we still do it and are ok with it.
I'm talking about using the money we already have for medical care, we don't have to increase taxes on anyone, we're already able to provide healthcare for everyone. Trying to tax the rich is a whole other deal.
Oh, its you again.
Showing up yet again to reply to imaginary comments instead of the topic at hand.
Way to contribute just like last time...
Such a boomer reply.
Lol yes because someone else has a different take than you on your dumbass comment must be a boomer ok kid