ChiefRunningPhist
Well-Known Member
I'd like to see us tax the rich to buy out the insurance companies ect, and then go universal. A government hospital or medical facility per capita. "Emeninant domain" the existing thriving facilities and maintain existing staff as government employees.I would like to see a system that the government of each state purchases insurance (from private insurers) for the entire population of that state that can be used across the entire states health system. It would be easy for the government to buy from multiple insurers who can bid for groups directly from a government office who would have oversight and the hospitals could get paid by the private insurance companies. Doctors would determine the necessary care, and patients would choose the hospitals/doctors of their choice.
Investments & Wall Street would be made whole by the people that benefit the most (taxing rich to pay themselves) securing retirement for majority middle class. Would maintain most jobs.
Federal sales tax on items over $100k @ 2%? But otherwise increase income tax on the wealthy as well as implement a wealth tax to fund, cut Medicare & medicaid because they won't be needed. Regulate pharmaceutical drug magins to a max %. Shorten drug patent durations.