Are those your only two suggestions (magic or tax the rich)? If you say yes, then there’s no point going forward.
Personally, I’m for universal, public-option health care, paid for by a percentage tax on ALL incomes. But that’s just me.[/quote]
Personally, I like to leave it up to the people to decide whether they want health insurance or not. If they choose not to buy insurance, then they have to live with the consequences of not being treated in ER except for extreme circumstances.
However, I’m sympathetic to the idea of single payer system. If we do that, we should just extend Medicare to all and raise the Medicare tax for all to accommodate the extra cost of extending Medicare to all. There’s no need to have this ACA.
