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Originally Posted by Redux
Nothing you suggested reduces the spiraling costs without heavy subsidy.
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We don't need subsidy, we need across the board reform of the industry. Take a look at the reform in Mass and see how it is on the verge of epic failure.
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You want everyone paying the same percent of their income to get benefits, but you also want the working poor and middle class to pay a greater percent of their income through a vat tax.
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Absolutely. It is the only way the program will survive the long term. Any other change will be reversed the next time there is a switch in power in Congress. And that may not be as far off as people think.