Universal Health Care Coverage

Ooooh...juicy political discussion. "Universal" is a bit of an overstatement, as the policy, as described in the press, really just covers Americans. In some states, illegal citizens as well.

The notion: "everyone gets access to health care." Meaning: taxpayers pay for everyone's health care. And those who bear the lion's share of the taxes will bear the lion's share of the burden of this policy.

In most states, something like half the taxes are paid by the top 2-4% of earners. Want them to move out of the state? Tax 'em higher. (See: Obamacare.) Oh, and other perverse things happen: the self-regulatory elements of health care get tweaked; the incentives to keep healthy, to not eat that third donut, to not smoke...they're all gone. Or, at least...reduced. The government will cover any health issues that come down the pipe, courtesy of the high-tax-payer.

That's how it works, more or less. People get sick though. At scale. The masses don't smoke and do eat better than they used to, so they live longer, and cost a fortune to treat as they get old. Expensive. Who pays? How? Any good ideas? Tell us.