PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE: THE REAL NUMBERS

(h/t Paul Krugman)

The wingers claim that the public option will destroy health care in America, so it's natural to ask why hasn't it done so already? 46% of health care funding comes from some level of government, Federal, State or local. Private insurance covers 35%, other private sources like donations (7%) and out of pocket (12%) brings the total from private sources to 54%. SOURCE