Happy now... I just changed what you pointed out ... then about the liability for the taxpayer... the truth is first they charged payrolls quite heavily and years after years got to the point where the social security (public healthcare)rate reached 13.85% of any salary, following years and years of deficits as you may have noticed heathcare costs don't go down but up, later came a new tax targeting all revenues including savings as well as wages, to begin with the rate was I think 2% and is now 7.5 % and more recently a new one showed up at 0.5%....

That's why I think to be honest, a public option is truly an unlimited liability for the taxpayer and not just for the most wealthy and there is no way back.

To that you have to add that the true question to ask should be what's wrong with the economy that we see a growing number of families unable to afford a basic healthcare insurance even before the crisis erupted? Therefore if this isn't fixed before discussing any public option, the number of people forced into the public option can only grow and the costs as well resulting rather soon than later in a tax increase to fund it, doesn't it?