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Back when the first Clinton administration was looking into universal health care I read an interesting economic report about the current cost of health care. Now remember this was 1992 or 1993. Back then of all the people with health care coverage (private and government) accounted for about 75% to 80% of all US citizens. 25% of those with health care coverage was through the government (Medicare, VA & etc), with the other 75% of health care coverage being privately insured. The dollar amount spent on the 25% from the government was approximately 250% more than what was spent on the 75% with private coverage.

So if you put everyone under government health care plan, expect the cost to go up approximately 300% from current expenditures. Now back in 1993 the report basically said the cost to the average working family would be a tax increase of about $$8,000 to $10,000 per working household.

I also have an Uncle (In-law) from Canada, and whenever he had a medical issue he would come back to Florida and have it taken care of here. He had nothing good to say about the Canadian health plan. But I do have to admit Uncle Herb was not a patient man, and hated to wait for anything.

Tom