Raising the tax rates to 45% would (optimistically) generate 250 billion in the first year, which is ~20% of just medicare and medicaid. Which is only to say, i

Raising the tax rates to 45% would (optimistically) generate 250 billion in the first year, which is ~20% of just medicare and medicaid. Which is only to say, improving access to health care and making it sustainable in this country is a much more complicated problem. EDIT: Links: - http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/17/business/putting-numbers-to-a-tax-increase-for-the-rich.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/17/business/putting-numbers-t... - https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/images/pubs-images/50xxx/51111-Land_Mandatory.png https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/images/pubs...