[quote=SK in CV][quote=livinincali]
That’s exactly the point and why I don’t see the government ever fixing the health care issue in this country. We’re never going to get to single payer because it would create a massive recession in the short term. [/quote]

I don’t buy the recession thing. Wouldn’t happen. Health care jobs won’t disappear. Health care admin jobs won’t disappear. Both will increase. Dramatically.[/quote]

Well then you didn’t fix the cost side of the equation. Why is health care so expensive in this country. Most of the money spent is going into somebody’s pocket somewhere. If we’re spending 3 trillion per year on health care and change that number to 2 trillion via single payer or whatever mechanism you can come up with, that’s 1 trillion less dollars going into some person’s pocket. Yeah the economy will reallocate the jobs and spending over time but it won’t happen immediately. Health care spending is included in GDP. If I reduce health care spending dramatically via some solution or change then I’ve reduced GDP as well.

If what you say comes to pass and we increase the number of jobs in the medical sector how exactly will health care costs come down.