Senate sources say the latest cost estimates for health care legislation are around $1.6 trillion over 10 years. Two Senate staffers, one Democratic and one Republican, said Congressional Budget Office estimates put the cost of the Finance Committee version of the bill at around $1.6 trillion.” (AP, Wednesday)
I guess we’ll need to break in to our monopoly money stash to pay for this one.
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“National Health Insurance: A Medical Disaster” by Jarret B. Wollstein