His actions are reeking of desperation.
It’s hard not to agree with the following. A president who is confident about the midterms does not conduct constant rallies.
And I sincerely doubt he is flipping races with these shows of his.
While Trump ignores and downplays inflation, DeSantis is saying the right things.
Not sure how he’ll get the press he needs, but he is showing he has a brain in his skull and is mindful of consumers who are struggling with costs.
With Trump, it’s all about himself all the time, he can’t help it, it’s who he is.
Florida would be the perfect state to try a universal health care system.
Lots of retired people already covered. Lots of low paying jobs for tourism. They could add a few % tax to have the tourist mainly pay for it
That still doesn’t address the design of the system that is being talked about.
How about the residents of Florida who would actually be using this hypothetical program pay for it?
Why not have tourism help subsidize it? It’s how Florida funds many things to through tourist dollars.
Also there is no income tax. Sales tax is mostly how Floria collects revenue.
Did you not read his quote? It actually addresses what he says is the issue.
That’s a tunnel vision view of the issue. Litle different from the privatization model. Why not only tax people with children in school for public education?
That’s called private school.
Florida does not have a state income tax. We create income through property taxes, hotel tax, sales tax, etc. So, in effect, tourists fund a lot of the government. So I am not sure you think it’s tunnel vision to increase the tax that everyone pays
Someone else paying for it still leaves the patient lost in the shuffle.
His statement says insurance and government bureaucracies. Something they could fix with universal care.
Florida is one of the few states that could actually pull it off.
Definitely would not be my plan if I were in DeSantis’ shoes.
For one, he’s a Republican. Making a move like that would give his 2028 primary contenders a lot of ammunition to compare him to Democrats and commies.
Secondly, as a consumer, universal sounds shitty to me. Medicaid for all. Shitty service that you have to wait in line for. No thanks.
How about patient pays for health care services. Each patient can decide to what degree insurance will be involved in his paradigm.
We should try functioning markets before commieism.
Nah. In Florida the tourists should pay. Former CHB poster JustBob was from Florida and used to thank the tourists for paying the state’s tourist taxes for him.
As opposed to shitty service you pay triple for and still have to wait in line for.
Universal care is popular among people who vote. It’s also popular with service industry employers.
You are using the word “care” when actually the word “coverage “ is appropriate.
Call it whatever you want. It doesn’t change Florida would be a good state to see if it works.