> Canada's healthcare system averages $375/month expenses across all citizens.
That sounds great, but that's an apples to oranges comparison. Medical care in the US is drastically more expensive than in Canada, and unless we implement single payer (which will not happen) those numbers will not come down. Therefore $12K (which also has to cover living expenses) won't come close to supporting the medical expenses of the Medicare set in the US.
We are discussing fucking BI. Is BI more likely than single payer? "Medical care in US is drastically more expensive" is a problem to solve to implement proper BI, not a deficiency in BI proposal.
That sounds great, but that's an apples to oranges comparison. Medical care in the US is drastically more expensive than in Canada, and unless we implement single payer (which will not happen) those numbers will not come down. Therefore $12K (which also has to cover living expenses) won't come close to supporting the medical expenses of the Medicare set in the US.