The problem here is we sort of have a basetardization of two systems because we're all dumb and can't agree on one thing. If we switched to a universal system, everybody would pay roughly the same amount or it would be tiered based on income. Everyone gets the same care, drugs get cheaper, small businesses get health care costs off their books (as do larger corporations), and the population as a whole gets healthier because more people have access to care.

The only issue is the cost and it would need to be covered by a tax increase, obviously. However, if you look at the math it's not as severe as it sounds. Even if it's a 4% tax increase, for most Americans that would be less than they pay per month anyway. There have been plans put forth that could do it for less than that and almost every American would come out saving money in the end. For example, a 2% tax would cost about $85 a month for someone making roughly 50k a year. Most Americans pay more than $150 a month for health care. So, a small tax increase would be a net gain for much of the population.

But, we're Americans. We're stubborn as hell and we're proud of it so I guess we'll keep going around and around on this as more and more GoFundMe's pop up because someone has a $200,000 medical bill. Regardless of how you feel, we need to a more affordable system and right now, I've heard crickets from the Conservative side of the aisle on a decent solution that actually addresses the problems.