DemonicAppleGuY
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And if you can afford to pay what it would cost to run the system (and subsidize those who can't while anyone with money is not part of the system) you will likely be paying into the private system, not the government one. By eliminating everyone in the middle class upwards from the funding pool you aren't going to have much coming in.
Could you rephrase that...?
It would not subsidize those who could not afford it. It would simply be a government run alternative to private insurance companies. Because of its (proposed) non-profit nature and the number of clients it would have, it would be far cheaper than any private insurance company. So most middle class consumers would happily go for it.