At this point in American history, we have to take bold and structural changes to our budget and government.
Why don't we consolidate the Department of Veterans Affairs with the Department of Defense. We could do that. Why not?
I also think we need to consolidate the other Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, HUD and the rest. The new department would be called the Department of Homeland Services. This would eliminate a lot of Bureaucracy in the government.
With Medicaid costs rising we need to reform healthcare coverage in America for the uninsured and underinsured.
I propose a reform system that shifts taxation to sales. We could have a 6% national sales tax and get rid of the marriage penalty and the Medicare payroll tax. Then get rid of Medicare and Medicaid as we know it to help balance the budget and reduce the deficit.
With these changes, we could have one healthcare program that helps the underinsured and uninsured. Then we could make it a monthly premium system which could financially stabilize the government and keep coverage.
This program would only be for people who are unemployed, disabled, retired, uninsured or underinsured. This would make the budget smaller and less complicated.
If their disabled or unemployed we could deduct $30 out of their welfare check to pay the monthly premium. It would make healthcare funding more solvent and reduce the deficit.