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Infographic titled "SINGLE PAYER HEALTH CARE: a visual guide" comparing the current US healthcare system to a single-payer system and its paycheck impact; the current system involves businesses and people paying premiums and taxes to insurance companies and the government, with insurance companies handling administration, billing, and negotiating care, while people pay deductibles and copays for services from doctors and hospitals reimbursed by insurers and direct payments, and the government funds Medicaid, Medicare, and uncompensated care via taxes; a single-payer system shows businesses and people paying taxes to the government, which then pays doctors and hospitals; paycheck comparisons show deductions for federal taxes, state taxes, and FICA income tax, plus premiums/deductibles/copays in the current system, resulting in a "TAKE HOME PAY", while the single-payer scenario shows federal taxes, state taxes, and a potentially larger FICA income tax, leading to a different "TAKE HOME PAY", suggesting the elimination of premiums and out-of-pocket costs might offset increased taxes.