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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (41478)	3/17/2017 6:34:45 PM
From: Katelew	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42652

I actually read all but the last few pages of the CBO report albeit rather quickly. Probably should reread rather than rely on what are admittedly first impressions. Nevertheless, I was left thinking that there are some good ideas in it and that ultimately lower premium prices are a reasonable expectation. I also disagreed with one of the basic assumptions the CBO had which was that Medicaid enrollees would continue to increase. I guess they were extrapolating from past annual increases that occurred because wages were so stagnant. My assumption is that the country is entering a spell of rising wages across the board. The labor market is tight already and if Trump can keep a lid on illegal immigration, employers will be forced to increase what they pay to low end workers. If/when that happens, fewer people will qualify for Medicaid. In fact, Medicaid could even start shedding participants as their rising income disqualifies them for the program. This would help reduce the deficit, etc.. OTOH, I'm stuck on the amount of the refundable tax credits. They seem too generous overall.

To: Lane3 who wrote (41478)	3/17/2017 6:36:40 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 42652

I used participate on this ultra liberal message board type forum, and there were a few who weren't liberal, me being one of them. I eventually got kicked off for my ostensibly insane views. But before my removal, I guess before the realized there was a criminal in their midst, I posted a poll asking who would support some minimal form of work in exchange for benefits. For the able-bodied. I was surprised at the response -- a sizable majority supported the idea. This would have been about 2009-2010 while the Obamacare debate was going on, I think. It may not mean anything, of course -- that was an ultra tight-knit group except for a few outliers like me.