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   Message 75,053 of 76,942   
   General Malaise to Becky   
   Re: HEALTHCARE: OBAMA'S WATERLOO?   
   22 Jun 09 23:21:18   
   
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   From: yell@ow.fever   
      
   Becky wrote:   
   >> How much does this overhead add up to? Up to 30 per cent or more,   
   >> which means that only 70 cents of every dollar spent for health   
   >> insurance is available for actual health care. With a Single Payer   
   >> system, these costs could actually be used for health care. The   
   >> savings amount to about $630 billion per year, which is way more than   
   >> enough to provide comprehensive health care for the 54 million   
   >> uninsured and under-insured.   
   >   
   > How much does SS overhead add?  Education?   
   >   
   > 630 billion is enough to provide insurace for 54 million?  Hmmm.   
   >   
   > 630 billion / 54 million is 11,666 per person.   
      
   Oh how efficient...how about the other 300 million?   
      
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