This I agree with you on completely. It may be that a combined system (like New Zealand has) would work and would not overly burden the taxpayers (and by that I do mean those paying taxes), but we may never know because when new systems are implemented the end result is sometimes nothing like the original plan.


>>I see we will always disagree. I STRONGLY disgree, and while I hope that it never comes to pass here in the U.S., I am afraid that the U.S. may be moving towards your ideas and will eventually be there whether I like it or not.
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>What I'm afraid of is that even if any sort of a health system is once built here, it will turn out to be a negative proof-of-concept, as in "haven't we told you it can't work?".
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>I've seen systems built on such premises, where majority of players weren't sold on the idea at all, and they botched it massively, just to make their point. So, I'm not even holding my fingers crossed. It's only "I wish".