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I said I wanted to fix healthcare in the USA. That’s where I’m spending my money. Some people think helping Americans get out of this healthcare mess we are in is important. In fact I think it’s the most important issue Americans face. Some don’t. They want to talk about things I can’t impact, I want to talk about things I can change. Healthcare will cost the typical American Family of 5 , 5x what they pay in federal income taxes. BEFORE deductibles and max out of pocket It will cost your employer 30k for that same family. Leaving a lot Less money to pay to you. And if you have a high deductible and high out of pocket plan, you are just fucked unless you are rich. Really tough when most people who don’t qualify for medicaid barely have $500 in the bank and avoid going to the doctor and just get sicker. Costing businesses and taxpayers even more. All while there will be a debate about whether to extend ACA subsidies for 12.5m people. Which is simultaneously the most important and most worthless conversation our politicians will have. It’s important that the money be there for healthcare. It’s ridiculously worthless because that money goes right into the pockets of big insurance companies for plans that have ~5k deductibles and 18k OOP max, which few can afford when something bad happens. But hey. Let’s play gotcha about global politics instead of dealing with something that impacts all Americans and the economy more than any 1 percent interest rate cut ever will.

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