Bernie Sanders just got a show-vote on his universal health care "bill." Meanwhile, China just made a big, big decision about cars. Neither of these required passage in Congress or signing by the President.
However, while I don't think America can make a jump to universal, single payer health care, I think that Brian Schatz's plan is a good idea, but I would include employer plans. Let Ford or GE buy Medicaid for their employees. They will save money and we will get closer to the day when the switch from Blue Cross to Medicaid is a formality involving about 10% of the population.
Similarly, while I despair of any even halfway decent policies from Hair Furor on climate change, the world isn't waiting. If Ford and GM want to sit out the EV revolution, then we need to start saving for another bailout. It's coming, and it's coming whether the US government acts or not. Markets are now global. If California follows suit, everyone will have to up their game when it comes to EV.
This shit might work.
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