That is why Democrats admit that it was a public relations disaster this week when the Congressional Budget Office issued a report this week concluding, from a partial draft of a Senate health committee bill, that the plan would cost $1 trillion over 10 years but only provide coverage for 16 million of the estimated 50 million Americans who are uninsured.
That $1 trillion is equal to $62,500 per year per insured person or $5208 a month. Most people pay less than a $1057 a month for a family or $392 a month for single coverage. So the government plan will cost taxpayers 5x to 13x more then a private plan? That just seems too nuts to fathom. Just give me the $62,500 in tax credits so I can buy my own insurance and be done with it. Hell, I'll buy the insurance for half that amount and pocket the rest.
Well, on the bright side it means that $634 billion "healthcare downpayment" in the budget can be taken right out of there as a deficit cutting measure. Maybe they can take that money and provide a business tax break or something that will actually stimulate the economy.
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