“Employees would have a payroll tax of about 3 percent.”
Uh...NO!!!!
IT WOULD BE CLOSER TO 10%!!
3% is simply the LIE TO MAKE THE SALE.
They also neglect to mention that...
THE EMPLOYED PAY FOR ALL OF THE FREELOADERS!!!!
Employers pay 7% and employees pay 3%.
The plan is somewhat different from Canada Medicare is that its financed by a payroll tax rather than out of general revenue.
In regards to the principle: it will be publicly financed but remain privately delivered.
Its main opponent is the private health insurance industry.
People have no real love for them.
Their sky-high premiums and skimpy network coverage is going to be an issue.
And this will attract even more liberal freeloaders to Colorado to vote in future elections!