The military budget was $886 billion in 2024?

Let's say that we decide to cut that in half - $443 billion.

And let's say that we spent ALL of the other half - $443 billion - to pay for healthcare for everyone.

And we added to that what we could squeeze out of the top 1% by increasing the top tier tax rate - around $200 billion.

So we'd have an extra $643 billion or so per year to pay for healthcare for everyone.

But we would LOSE what everyone is ALREADY paying towards healthcare.

The US spends about 5 TRILLION on healthcare every year - all sources of funding.

Yet people say "Tax the rich and cut the military and give everyone free healthcare"?

What am I missing?

[now let the dismissive and unresponsive name-calling begin]