[kmonsen]

This is not true, the US spends as much government money per capita on health care as the UK (see for example http://uk.businessinsider.com/us-spends-more-public-money-on...)

[andyjohnson0]

> This is not true, the US spends as much government money per capita on health care as the UK

Per capita spending seems like a misleading basis for comparison to me. US government healthcare schemes cover about 25% of the population, whereas in the UK the NHS covers essentially 100% of the population.

[kmonsen]

I agree! This is a rebuttal to the fact that in the UK it is the tax payer that is paying for things and the cost is hidden / spread over many people.

The US tax payer already pays as much or more as the UK one, all the extra payments are just a "bonus".

[andyjohnson0]

My apologies. I misunderstood.