State Democrats Follow Clinton's Lead Against Single Payer Healthcare in Colorado

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3. 'Since I do read newspapers from around the country

I will also point out that part of the argument that is not mentioned in The Guardian article is that the legislators looked at the situation that transpired in Vermont when a single payer plan was proposed and it would have required a 151% increase revenue for the state ($2.6 billion in a state with 626,000 residents or about $4,150 per person). While I wouldn't expect the increase to reach as high in Colorado (pun intended), that is a significant increase particularly if the adjacent states don't raise their taxes likewise.

The only way that a single payer plan is going to pass is if all states pass a single payer plan and if all states have a similar level of plan (be it bronze, silver, gold or platinum plans).