Re:NY Senate Bill S5474 proposing a universal single payer h...
by kbenson on Monday May 09, 2022 @05:46PM
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> Why would you want it nation wide?
They didn't say they did, they said we're closer to having a legitimate discussion.
But to answer your question, if it's better, we might want it nationwide for similar reasons we have a national minimum wage and national child labor laws. For some things making sure there's a lower bound that everyone can rely on is a large part of the benefit, so inconsistent rules across the nation don't allow for a large portion of the benefit to be realized.
Whether this is one of those cases is something we'll hopefully get some more data on.
They didn't say they did, they said we're closer to having a legitimate discussion.
But to answer your question, if it's better, we might want it nationwide for similar reasons we have a national minimum wage and national child labor laws. For some things making sure there's a lower bound that everyone can rely on is a large part of the benefit, so inconsistent rules across the nation don't allow for a large portion of the benefit to be realized.
Whether this is one of those cases is something we'll hopefully get some more data on.