Comment by californical
19 hours ago
The spending per capita, unless I’m mistaken, is just “per person in the country” not “per person insured by the government”.
That means that even though government insurance in the US only covers a relatively small percent of the population, we pay more than other countries that cover the whole population.
Close to the same percent that doesn’t have employer coverage, they’re saying, those too old or ill to work fulltime.
I say convert SSA to UBI, set a floor, and let the price of things find a new level with more people in the marketplace: