The children’s section of our local bookstore in Cambridge, Massachusetts features books on the political issue that will have the biggest impact on young folks’ lives:
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The children’s section of our local bookstore in Cambridge, Massachusetts features books on the political issue that will have the biggest impact on young folks’ lives:
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Surely healthcare is a political issue w/ more impact than immigration?
That’s a great question! At 18 percent of GDP, it does seem as though healthcare is a candidate for the #1 issue. If we could push it down to 4.5 percent (Singapore’s spending), we’d be able to invest and consume a lot more or take one day off work every two weeks.
But, realistically, what could possibly change with American healthcare? It can’t grow to consume 50 percent of GDP, can it? Nor has any progress been made in cutting costs, despite our smartest technocrats working in this area (in government and at insurers).
We spend about 10 percent of our income on food (see https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/budget-and-spending/2018/05/08/how-does-average-american-spend-paycheck/34378157/ ), but it isn’t a political issue because it seems likely to stay at about 10 percent.
Legal immigration, on the other hand, can be turned on or off by Congress and there have been dramatic changes in policy at various times within the preceding 100 years. Look at http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/09/30/how-u-s-immigration-laws-and-rules-have-changed-through-history/ for example.
> what could possibly change with American healthcare?
Medicare trust fund goes into deficit by 2024. The situation is not going to muddle along, there will be a fiscal crisis.