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Should have been 4 bullet points: 1) The Federal government should create and fund a National Health Organization for single payer universal healthcare for all
by pgrote 7y ago
Should have been 4 bullet points:
1) The Federal government should create and fund a National Health Organization for single payer universal healthcare for all citizens.
2) Workers affected by job loss due to covid-19 will receive 1:1 income replacement without affecting benefits for 6 months or until employment is reinstated.
3) The Federal government will assist and fund efforts for all states to complete a shutdown limiting movements and tracking suspected cases of covid-19 during and after complete testing.
4) No Federal money is to be spent on corporate bailouts. Low interest loans are available to those companies in exchange for agreement on how money will be spent.
- awb 7y agoComplex problems require simple solutions. Even your bullet points are trying to do too much. Creating a single payer system is great, but creating it overnight would be a nightmare. "Affected by job loss due to COVID-19" requires some assessment and oversight. "Agreement on how money will be spent" requires negotiation. All of this takes time, which is also the limiting factor right now. 2 bullet points: * Everyone gets a check for $X,000 * Unemployment benefits go up 50% for 6 months Just cut everyone a check now and raise taxes later if you need to. Adjust it for cost of living by state or county if you want to, but don't means test because it'll never be perfect. Some businesses will fail. Others will borrow at close to 0% to survive the crunch. Let them apply as needed. It's not perfect, but it's something everyone can understand without all the pork.