[anigbrowl]

Other countries manage it fine, and the costs here are overblown. Aetna claimed last year that it was pulling out of the ACA over costs, but it has emerged that this was a purely strategic decision after the FTC or the SEC declined to support a merger the firm wanted to enter into.

http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-aetna-...

I reject the claim that 'we just can't afford it', and claim instead that the economic loss of not doing it is far greater, just not properly accounted for.

[spoiledtechie]

They are not. With 50-70% income tax on It's citizens, they are not just fine. Do your research. Long waits, little access to specialised docs. People are dying waiting in line.

[anigbrowl]

I come from such a country and your complaints are hyperbolic. I was in hospital a lot of a child and if we didn't have public healthcare it would probably have bankrupted my family. Public health systems are far from perfect, but they're still pretty damn good.