It will be paid for the same way everything is paid for elsewhere... taxes.
You will see the tax burden in the US raised to 75% or so, but healthcare will be free. And the taxes will be justified based on "now you have free healthcare". And since the taxes will only affect the top earners in the country, nobody in Alabama will notice, much.
Except there will be no more small businesses, because they can't pay the taxes. Big businesses? No problem.
They can't get away from this eventuality. It is really the only way to go, at least short term. And we have seen it coming for a while now.
Joe Plumber... is that you? Yes. Raising taxes 3% for the top 5% while lowering taxes for the other 95% of the country is evil deeds. Especially when that 3% on the 5% existed before Bush started making the biggest gap between the rich and poor since the 1920's. Small businesses aren't effected by any tax increase unless there Profit (not revenue) is past $250,000 a year. If you a business owner is taking home more than $250,000 a year, then yes, he will be in a higher taxed bracket. However, 98% of small businesses do NOT fall in this category. GLHF.
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