[semimojo]

THIS is what the President, and especially the Speaker of the House, should be hammering home from the bully pulpit to the halls of Congress Every. Single. Day.

This would mean eliminating Medicare, Medicaid, the VA, Tricare, etc.

Do you really think that's the way to spend political capital today?

A party that seriously advocated this wouldn't get 15% of the vote.

[MichaelCorleone]

Well, I hear you, but if we’re going to once again be the land of the free; the home of the brave, the likes of this is what needs to be done. In my opinion.

You are correct - the majority of the ignoramuses and communists in this country would reject that out of hand for sure.

But the alternative is the slow road to tyranny. You may have noticed we’re mighty close to that already.

[MichaelCorleone]

“This would mean eliminating Medicare, Medicaid, the VA, Tricare, etc.”

Just want to add - or ask - couldn’t those be administered on the state/local level? The services probably wouldn’t be uniform, but they still can be available.

[adorno]

This would mean eliminating Medicare, Medicaid, the VA, Tricare, etc.

Combine them all. After all, they're all the same thing, which is "healthcare".

Then, turn "it" over to the states. Then, the states will realize the error of "their ways", and turn healthcare over to the private sector.

Just keep a few regulations, at the state levels, to insure that there is no abuse by the private sector companies. We do that now with transportation, and we don't control the automakers, and we don't control the airlines, and we don't control repair shops and auto parts stores. We do, however, keep regulations, but they are not as stifling and expensive as what "healthcare" has become.