re: #270 engineer dog

single payer works on an eminently sound market principle: economy of scale

the real problem with medicare, of course, is that the price of medical care has gone through the roof. in canada, medical care is bought essentially in bulk by the government. in industry, if you are a giant bulk purchaser, you can negotiate the price down - or, to look at it another way, canada buys medical care and drugs at CostCo!

single payer should be backed enthusiastically by any republican who is honest about their wish that the government be run like a business

I also love it when people price a single payer system based on expanding the cost of Medicare to the whole population as if the average American would cost the same amount as the average Medicare recipient.