daveman
Diamond Member
My VA doctor, who recently retired with no replacement in sight, was in private practice a couple of decades ago at an office my mother-in-law worked at. She said he was pretty incompetent. Whenever I saw him, he told me stories about being in the Air Force in the 60's. I got more healthcare information from his nurse than from him.You can always tell who has never been treated in the VA healthcare system.Americans and their employers already pay a fortune for healthcare coverageTell us about this magical unicorn fart, and how it will be able pay for everyone's healthcare.
Universal coverage will cost less and provide better coverage
It does in every other country
The problem you have is you ignore that all those countries people pay much higher taxes to pay for it, and just because they have health insurance doesn't mean they actually have healthcare. The Canadiens flocking to the US for medical care is CLEAR evidence of that.
Does it matter what pocket the money comes out of?
If you take the money citizens and their employers now spend on healthcare and add it to a special fund for Medicare, it will cost less
I'll explain it to you: VA healthcare is the DMV of the medical system. Inefficient, long wait times, endless bureaucracy and red tape, poor outcomes.
That's what you want for everybody? No, thanks.
I'm very sure I don't want the doctor in charge of my treatment to be the sort of person who thinks a civil servant's salary is a good deal.