Reply #83: No they don't. Do you actually work?

[Warren Stupidity]

"Lots of people have their employers pay all or most of their premiums." Not true, if you mean by 'lots of people', the majority of working americans.

"They risk having to pay more in taxes if there is single payer." Actually they might, however increased payroll taxes will be offset by an end to premiums, co-pays, deductibles, etc., and the corporations who are still doing the right thing in terms of paying for at least part of a quality insurance program, will see a large reduction in costs. In addition, by spreading the costs across all businesses and workers, and by cutting the healthcare insurance industry out of the picture, and by having the government use its purchasing power to negotiate the best possible rates from health and pharmaceutical providers, our per capita health care costs can be brought down to the levels found in other modern industrial democracies while the quality of service provided can be brought up to meet those same levels.