This needs its own thread.
I am focusing on HC insurance, not healthcare, because I think we have the best HC possible already with the best doctors, nurses, hospitals, medical research, etc...
The ACB hearing has begun and already Feinstein has played the sympathy card citing the case of one person, a woman, who she claims would be dead if not for obummercare. Of course that is a ridiculous contention to make, but during her opening statement Feinstein said 130 million Americans WILL LOSE their healthcare if ACA is over-turned by the SC. Poppycock! First, as I just mentioned, there is a difference between HC and HC insurance. Clearly, doctors/nurses, all the free/low cost clinics won't magically disappear with the elimination of ACA.
But, as Feinstein was blabbing, I had a thought. How about those 130 million people create a fund, if each person chipped in just $100 that would create a pot of $13 billion, if my math is right. Then from that pool of money, they can ask for assistance in helping pay for HC insurance premiums. Heck, Buffet and Gates and Soros and other billionaires could also chip in many $milllions enlarging the pool. All those leftist pro athletes, Hollywood types, Pelosi, Feinstein et al, millionaire politicians, could also chip in many $thousands each. Make it an annual contribution to replenish the fund. In other words, it's the old saying: PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS!
In a TRUE market-driven system, competition will keep pricing down. As I have posted before, if anything, the ONLY government involvement could be taking the combined funds of medicaid and medicare and create a fund from which low-income families can get assistance to help pay for HC insurance premiums, deductibles. But they will have to buy in the open market like everyone else.
Okay...fire away.