I came across this post on another web site. I don't know that the below numbers are accurate. If they are, we have a lot more to worry about than health care.
Just to give people an idea of our debt obligation to our wonderful government here are some numbers for ya.
According to the Congressional Government Accountability Office, Medicare/Medicaid is insolvent with an unfunded liability of $39.547 TRILLION, in addition to the $10.597 Trillion in Social Security, and $8..455 Trillion in Prescription Drug liability puts a total of $57.916 trillion in unfunded existing liability for current socialized entitlement programs. When you add the $11.4 trillion national debt and the $11.8 trillion government bailouts and guarantees from TARP and the Federal Reserve, each citizen is on the hook for $256,000 ($81.116 Trillion/306 million) or about $788,000 per household, which our children and grandchildren will be forced to bear the brunt of this debt.
I'm really looking forward to paying that back... cant wait!!! yay to big government!!