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Anon lives on a budget (infosec.pub)

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[–] Sibshops@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wouldn't the fix just be to patch the obamacare workaround?

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 8 points 3 days ago

There are a number of potential fixes.

Universal healthcare is one. Completely separate employment from healthcare.

Restore the tax structure we had in our most prosperous decade: 91% top-tier rate. Nobody ever paid that rate; nobody will ever pay that rate. That rate compels businesses to spend $10,000 on "business expenses" rather than keep $900 and pay Uncle Sam $9100. They get to keep $10,000 worth of tangible goods and services, purchased on the market. Or, $900 cash, that they can convert into financial instruments.

We could assign all healthcare bills to the richest person in the country. When we take enough from Musk that Bezos catches up, they can split the bill between them. When they get down to Zuck, they split it three ways. Nobody gets to be the richest. The competition switches from dollars to number of lives saved.

Or, we could roll out the guillotines again. Behead the most problematic tranche of capitalists (as evidenced by their degree of wealth). Repeat as necessary.