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The problem with a phased approach is people are impatient and fomo-y.
The benefits of a phased approach is the people most in need can be prioritized as we build out a whole new billing and costing model for medication supply and distribution without collapsing the system we have. Apparently that's important AND not an overnight thing. Who knew?
But bully for the cons for bringing that up on the sly.
Yeah this is the stupidest way to do this.
All it does is encourage employers to drop pharmacare from their benefits, because why would you pay for something the government just said they'll pay for but only if you drop it?
And then for people who do make more than the cutoff it's a triple whammy, paying for yourself, and then paying taxes to support everyone else and the burden corporations just shed themselves of.
It's a gift for the poor and corporations, and totally fucks over the upper middle class.
The whole thing is simpler with universal coverage.