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As someone who truly hates and believes IN MOST CASES tax abatements hurt more than they help, I would propose a tax abatement to drug companies and a subsidizing of their R&D IF they would work their medicines on a sliding scale OR charge the county health departments cost for the purpose of distribution among the poor. (I don't mean these drugs for toenail fungus or cosmetic drugs that have no true health benefits.)
Another thing I would do is regulate medical care. I would make medical care on a sliding scale based on ability to pay. Promote 2 free yearly physicals and preventive care.
If the doctors and insurance companies didn't like it, I'd very simply socialize medicine, period. Healthy workers are more productive workers. Biannual checkups may catch serious problems early enough that they can be treated far cheaper than if they had been let go because the person didn't have insurance or the insurance company didn't see the need at first to approve something.
Then I'd help fund medical research on stem cells and the computer chips.
How would I pay for it? Very easy cut aid to countries such as Isreal or the UN. Cut overseas military bases and raise tarriffs on imports.
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I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"
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