Scott - Thanks for answering my questions.
Scott SoCal said:
Just reading the article. Why name only "would be federal contractors?"
That's suspicious and smacks of politics as usual.
So we should just kill the idea, and keep things as usual? I know you don't favor that.
In in favor of making lobbying only possible in an open forum, such as during town hall meetings. Lobbyists can stand there with the rest of us and ask questions and make suggestions to politicians. Private lobbying, as we know it today - lobbyists using money to buy access to politicians - would be a felony.
Scott SoCal said:
Obamacare is a total disaster and will create another $1 Trillion entitlement. We can fix our problems with healthcare but it will involve less government, not more.
"Obamacare" has hardly taken effect, how can you call it a total disaster? Research numbers are all over the board on this, certainly when compared to the disaster we already have in this country.
What are your suggestions? There is no way we can sustain what we are doing. Costs are way outpacing inflation, let alone wages, and benefits are being cut, and eliminated every day.
I suggest a single payer system, that is rationed to cover basic needs, preventive, and catastrophic, coupled with health savings accounts to pay for most other care. You need more than that, buy supplemental insurance.
I also suggest that Congress no longer gets health care, but must be put into a group plan. Or we can just give them a voucher.
The future rate of Medicare spending is pretty scary but Ryan's approach probably won't work. It appears as though it will raise costs significantly above what's projected and possible raise insurance costs for everyone by dumping seniors (in large numbers) in the insurance pool.
Agree. I favor means testing of Medicare, if we are not going to adopt my system from above. Haggling about the numbers where means testing would take effect can be debated, perhaps on a state-by-state basis.
If my rationed single-payer plan with HSA's were adopted, everyone would be covered for the most part, and Medicare and Medicaid would be phased out.
I don't like the tax idea either. I think the tax code should be scrapped. All deductions should be eliminated and two or three brackets established. Part of the problems business and individuals face is not know what they will have to pay in taxes year over year. For business, it makes it nearly impossible to plan. So in this case, Ryan does not get it right.
Agree with you almost completely. The only difference probably between us in taxes is that I think there needs to be a very high bracket that pays more. And I think deductions for primary residency and education may be worth keeping. I also think capital gains tax should be better split between hoarders and true venture capitalists. But I imagine if you and I were in the Senate, we could write a compromise bill within hours that is better than the entire tax code morass of today.
I reserve the right to change my mind as I continue to go through this...
Which makes sense.
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