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[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

When a question is asked of all the candidates, the plans at issue will range from single payor to Medicare for all to ACA with some improvement to ACA a bit slimmed down. If it's a Medicare for all plan, you're relying on medicare taxes (and possibly - likely - supplementary plans). Medicare taxes are paid by all, though the underground economy that doesn't report certainly does include many undocumented aliens. If its an ACA style approach, there is a policy which may or may not be subsidized. If it is subsidized, note that the inclusion of a broader set of people in the pool, even at a lower cost, helps control costs for everyone, so it's a dynamic cost model. Single payor can describe either approach, it just has to do with whether there is effective a single insurer, likely but not necessary the government, rather than multiple insurers.

Our nation is undergoing an enormous crisis in compassion and in unity; the "us" versus "them" elements in this discussion disturb me. I spend my life working with immigrants who have built businesses and added to our country, and if they're "them", count me as a "them", too, please.

Dude, I'd vote for any of them over Trump. You talk like I'm saying they changed my vote. I'm not sure what all the words you're writing mean, but they are mobilizing Trump votes. For no reason. Do you think a bill to extend HC of any sort to undocumented passes the House? The senate? So why give Trump the commercial?