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Here, for the reality impaired

"if we spent the same amount per capita as Canada does"

Was that Joke O' the day?

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Now admittedly, I dont know if that combines public and private spending.
But do the math, since, even if that was both, the US govt - as of 2002 - paid 60% of total healthcare costs.

Let's assume for a mo that the graph is total - govt + public/employers.
So, we're still paying more per head out of taxes, plus, unless you're on Medicaid/are you're also paying almost the same amount out of your or your employers pocket.
And even with that, not everyone is covered.
This makes bugger all sense to me.

I know I've pointed it out a couple of times in the past, but could you actually read and digest this time, so I dont have to look up the numbers yet again?

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