>I am not reluctant at all. That's the easiest answer. Every taxpayer (i.e. person really paying income taxes on net basis, sorry for extra clarification but it is needed in this world), me including, will pay more. Someone will pay for trillions increase in government spending caused by government healthcare. Did you read US budget projections for the next 10 years?
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>Are you assuming that cost of care is static under your current system and only grows in universal systems?
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You ignore reality: costs will grow under universal system. Hopefully, your question was about real future, or you forgot it while typing the message?

>If so, could you please comment on the vigorously tested assertion that the increasing cost per capita every year is more in the US under the current system than in universal care systems.
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How can it be "vigorously tested" if it (universal) was not in place yet?

>Based on this evidence it seems unlikely that these universally funded increases must exceed those you could expect under your current system. The opposite seems more likely.
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So "vigorously tested" bogus becomes an evidence in the next line? It is very convincing. Could you answer my previous question now: did you read US budger projection for next 10 years, or it is irrelevant?