HEALTHCARE FOR ALL

The current U.S. healthcare system is fundamentally flawed, making its reformation essential for the nation's economic prosperity and individuals' physical health, and according to some, is on the verge of imploding. As a result, healthcare costs are now seen by many economists as the greatest threat to both private-sector economic growth and government budgets. Rising healthcare costs constrain job creation and real wage growth. Increases in publicly funded healthcare costs are straining budgets at the federal, state and local levels of government... 1. Costs for this healthcare will be paid for by a health security tax. Medicare insurance collections currently come from 2.9 percent (approximately) deductions on wages, salaries, etc. This will increase to 9.0 percent and Medicare contributions will no longer be necessary.18