I do think we should "get government out of the tax code" to a serious extent in that it shouldn't be in the business of taxing income, payroll, capital gains,

I do think we should "get government out of the tax code" to a serious extent in that it shouldn't be in the business of taxing income, payroll, capital gains, etc. Calculate expenses / adult population and send each adult a bill for that number. This would be about $15k/adult as of last year which will sting, but will quickly make people realize how much the free stuff they've been taking from others costs. > Corporations on the same list, surely? Unless you're lumping those in with the government, which makes sense. Yes, there is a deplorable amount of crony capitalism and regulatory recapture. Part of the reason why we need to starve the federal government: it will always be abused by the most powerful. I do, however, trust a market with a thousand participants motivated by profit more than a government that has changing motives every few years, or depending on what the media prints. > I don't really care what the new system looks like as long as I don't have to waste any more time or money enjoying the "benefits" of my "freedom" of "choice" under our current system. Okay, pay a medical concierge firm to handle the paperwork for you. I don't care what you do or how you do it so long as you don't tell me what to do and don't make me pay for your choices. With respect to my not-trusting-gov't point, here's why: https://news.sky.com/story/nhs-staff-can-refuse-to-treat-racist-or-sexist-patients-under-new-rules-11937175 https://news.sky.com/story/nhs-staff-can-refuse-to-treat-rac... The NHS just changed rules to allow refusal of "non-emergency" care to people who meet one of their non-PC criteria. This after people saying that it's a "human right".