The money to pay for all this, is only a projection. If the really rich are tapped, there won’t be that much available. The really rich don’t pay taxes anyhow. They have ways to avoid income taxes. Those making above $250,000, employers and the doctors themselves will be taxed to help pay for the plan.
So businesses will increase the price of their products/services to the consumer and doctors will, if they are allowed, charge more for their services, or they’ll reduce their patient load. So far I haven’t read a provision that will give them patient quotas. That could happen, though.
The need for more money to pay for the program will expand exponentially and that $250,000. figure will have to be lowered in order to pay for coverage for everyone. It won’t be long until those making $100,000. or maybe even $50.000. will have to pay more in taxes to cover the ever-expanding costs for this program.
