10-10-2018, 09:58 PM
(10-10-2018, 09:30 PM)sally Wrote: Meanwhile a flat tax would be the most sensible along with universal health care and all convicted pedos locked away from society. But that wont happen because we love it the way it is and it entertains us.
I think universal healthcare will likely happen with the next Democratic President.
There are so many Republicans who were outraged by what had been branded "Obamacare" when FOX news + conservative radio told them it was "the path to Socialism taking over America".
Then, when Congress actually tried to repeal Obamacare, per Trump's campaign pledge, Republican citizens across the country realized that the policies they had secured under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were actually "Obamacare". And, Trump realized that 'healthcare is so complicated".
Some of those Republican citizens joined Democrats and Independents in protesting and pushing hard on the administration and their elected state representatives not to repeal it. So, ACA/Obamacare lives and millions of people continue to have health insurance they couldn't otherwise afford, though it's still too expensive.
In the meantime, Medicare for All has gained conceptual popularity across party lines with a majority of Americans now supporting it. I can see it becoming a reality in the not-too-distant future. I hope so anyway. I think basic healthcare should be a right in the U.S. and I don't think it should be tied to employers.