So Ted Cruz Did the Politically Appropriate Thing....

[EvolutionKills]

I keep repeating this every month or so.

The US Government pays MORE per head than the governments of the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan or South Korea and yet all those countries have fully comprehensive socialized medicine including dental and prescription medicines this is quite separate to the amount of money people pay for private healthcare.

The US government has the money already for a fully comprehensive health care system.

No shit, because of things like the Senate signing laws that prevent the Government from negotiating with pharmaceutical companies for the drugs they purchase through Medicare and Medicaid. If the government was allowed to negotiate, being one of the largest (if not the largest) purchaser from these companies, they would have a lot of clout and could get much lower prices. Instead the Senate passes laws that forces the government to pay the company's asking price, regardless of however ridiculous that price may be. But even that being said, do you know what the overhead is on Medicare and Medicaid? 3%. The ACA guarantees at least a 15% for the for-profit insurance companies, and that's bullshit; health insurance (like education and emergency services) shouldn't be for-profit. It's just one of the reasons why America pays more than any other First World country and has the least amount to show for it.