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**about 40 percent of the US population do not benefit from any health program!** **about 40 percent of the US population do not benefit from any health program!**
   
  Medicare and Mediaid are for the elderly / very poor
   
  22 percent of cost paid out of own pocket in 1991
   
  hospital 3.5 percent self consitution, medication 55 percent self constitution
   
  ++ presidents
   
  **Bill Clinton** wanted universal private health coverage, but that has been rejected in 1994.
   
  **Ronald Reggan** Introduced FTC, canceled the Foods Stamp Program. Thus he
   
  - lowered the cost of wellfare
  - lowered taxes
  -helped Americans find more jobs
   
   
  **Bush Senior** did neither any improvement, nor any cut. He forced states to cut AFDC.
   
  **Bill Clinton** was a social reformer. Educations and job were important.
   
  ++ Racial Debate
   
  black / hispanic benefit most
   
  ++ The Future
   
  **1960** 40 workers - 1 benefit
  **2003** 3.3 workers - 1 benefit
  **2040** System bancrupt - Bush tries to find new system without tax raise. Increase age of retirement? Don't only pay based on wages but price-index