Republicans unveil there healthcare plan.Everybody pays more

[bigdarryl]

All DU'ers read this and post what you think of this farce http://m.dailykos.com/stories/1272881

[spin]

1. Eventually we will end up with a world class health care system that covers all ...

or almost all of our citizens.

Unfortunately it may not be cheap.

Still I can't see any reason for why it should be much more expensive than what we have now. Our nation has the highest priced health care system in the world by far.

HEALTH -- OCTOBER 22, 2012 AT 10:30 AM ET
Health Costs: How the U.S. Compares With Other Countries
BY: JASON KANE

How much is good health care worth to you? $8,233 per year? That's how much the U.S. spends per person.

Worth it?

That figure is more than two-and-a-half times more than most developed nations in the world, including relatively rich European countries like France, Sweden and the United Kingdom. On a more global scale, it means U.S. health care costs now eat up 17.6 percent of GDP.

A sizable slice of Americans -- including some top-ranking politicians -- say the cost may be unfortunate but the U.S. has "the best health care in the world."

But let's consider what 17 cents of every U.S. dollar is purchasing. According to the most recent report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) -- an international economic group comprised of 34 member nations -- it's not as much as many Americans expect.

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http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2012/10/health-costs-how-the-us-compares-with-other-countries.html

[Warpy]

2. "If you have to ask what it costs, you can't afford it."

This might be annoying at a luxury car dealership or a snooty restaurant but it's fatal in health care. Republicans just never see this, they seem to think that anyone without a million or two in assets should just crawl off and die of shame as quickly as possible.