single-payer in NY?

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  • May 14, 2017 at 9:26 pm #68814
    wv
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    Man would i LOVE to see this. Single-payer in NY ?
    I would think once the first state falls more would follow.

    link:http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/40548-with-obamacare-under-gop-attack-new-york-could-fight-back-with-a-single-payer-plan

    May 14, 2017 at 10:42 pm #68819
    nittany ram
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    Governor Shumlin bailed on single payer in VT because of the increase in taxes on business and citizens. But the problem in VT is that Shumlin”s plan wasn’t really single payer because not everyone had to participate such as large businesses that had locations in other states. That meant everyone else would have to pick up that share of the tax burden. Loopholes like this not only increased the cost they also made it unnecessarily complicated when one of the advantages of single payer is its simplicity. But like the article says, NY is a much richer state than VT with a much larger economy. It has a better chance of getting up and running there.

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