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I don't think Trump, Clinton or anyone can tackle this issue. Remember presidents don't really run the country. Their essential backers do. Presidents need to support their keys to power, the telecom companies, the oil companies, the big Tech companies, big pharma ...

The only way this changes in our fucked up system is if one big supporter, say tech companies, have a reason to collectively force the politicians that support them to start an assault on the big health/pharma industries. But no company wants that. All industries benefit from the fucked up health insurance system because it means all American must have jobs. It's not an option because no one can afford to get sick or break and arm without one (with health insurance).

I'd suggest reading The Dictator's Handbook. It goes into this pretty extensively.

Trump/Hillary hate/loyalty we see in this country is really sad and misguided. It's attacking the runny nose and not the bacteria that's causing the infection. The people who run this country are not the Congress and Senators and President, but all the people who pay their wages: Microsoft, BASF, Boeing, Facebook, Timewarner, Exxon, Google, etc.




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