People without healthcare would get sick, see a doctor (yay Hippocratic oath), and then never pay the bill. What would happen then? The hospital writes it off. Then who pays for it? The tax payers. Voila, we were already paying for it. Surprise, surprise. A better solution? Let's talk about that. I get the feeling it'll be like the car mod ... More @Wikipedia
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