How much more are you willing to pay for Health Care

[GeoFisher]

So, in another thread, I alluded to the real costs of most "basic" plans that exist on the Exchanges. As a consumer and taxpayer, how much more are you willing to pay in cold cash or in taxes to ensure coverage....

I'm a free market kind of guy, and I've already stated my thoughts on the matter. High Deductible, Catastrophic type insurance, where you pay for most stuff out of pocket with a HSA, and have coverage for when you cut your arm off. That is what I have chosen for the past decade.

AS a taxpayer, an additional 5-6 thousand in taxes would be fine with me, as that is cheaper than my current premiums and my HSA. In reality, 10 to 12 thousand a year is more in line with how much it actually costs to insure folks. Even at that, I'm still nearly better off.

What say you......

I should say, this is kind of what Bernie proposed, but he tax proposals were too progressive, and would make folks squarely in the middle class pay way, way too much in additional taxes......and it also taxed business too much.

But again, what say you.