In article >,
"Tarver Engineering" > wrote:

> "Jenn" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article .net>,
> > "Steven P. McNicoll" > wrote:
> >
> > > "john" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > >
> > > > So what am I to deduce from that statement? That the health care needs
> > > > of all the people in the country was adequately taken care of during
> > > > that period?
> > > >
> > >
> > > Pretty much. Prior to government meddling health care was far more
> > > affordable than it is today.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > the overhead for medicare is tiny compared to private insurance companies
>
> False.
>
> Thanks for playing.
>
>

this one is a no brainer and well documented -- private for profits and
insurance companies divert money that could go for providing health care
into bureaucracy and profit -- the 'efficiency' so touted by greedheads
is actually just about denying care

a single payer plan would save 100s of billions now wasted in insurance
company overhead