You won't see your taxes go up if you make under 200k...I thought this was supposed to be free?
How can it possibly be free? The money has to come from somewhere. The Goverment's only income is taxes and fees (which are just taxes by a different name). Maybe, we could start to institute "tariffs" on all foreign made goods and services like offshore call centers.
The only way to raise the scratch to cover the costs will be through new and inventive taxes like bammy's "Individual Mandate", taxes on any product or service deemed as harmful to the new national health initiative.
Motorycles, automobiles and trucks that are imports, tariffed. Dangerous activities like motorcycling, skiing, mountain climbing, bicycling tanning at the booth and beach, sky diving, etc, taxed at userous rates. Cigars, cigarettes, sweetened beverages, alcohol, foods with a high fat / calorie content, taxed.
It's a slippery slope and we're on the downside.