[Peace-discuss] Medicare for All needed urgently

[J.B. Nicholson]

C. G. Estabrook via Peace-discuss wrote:
> I mean, I don’t disagree with you. But something must be done to deal with the
> outrage and hardships of the population.
> 
> That’s why I say that Congress and the President must establish universal medical
> care and a universal basic income for all - immediately.
> 
> We can’t wait for the next adminstration.

And the current administration could handily win the election for themselves if they 
enacted a proper Medicare for All into law (meaning any of the 3 recent Medicare for 
All bills as they are now, unmodified, none of which have come to the floor of the 
House or Senate). Even shaming the Democrats on this could have valuable 
repercussions. The same could be said about a universal basic income, paid for either 
with more invention of money (which few seem to complain about when it's done to the 
benefit of the wealthiest businesses and their owners) or a Tobin tax plus a sharp 
reduction in military spending (I refuse to call that "defense" spending).

If so many are convinced that Pres. Trump's vanity is how he makes decisions, then 
appeal to that vanity and use it to our collective advantage -- call a proper 
Medicare for All plan "TrumpCare" (for example) if it will please him and speed along 
signing this into law.