Remember a few months back when the CEO of UnitedHealth Group was murdered in cold blood, and the country let out a collective laugh?  

Yeah, that’s not normal.  

While I understand the motive of the killer and the reaction of the public, I’d REALLY prefer not to normalize this behavior.  I’d like to fix the underlying issue, the emphasis of profits over people.

America’s healthcare system is a mess—overpriced, overly complicated, and completely out of touch with the reality of what people actually need.

For our working and retired population, insurance, or lack thereof, is one of the biggest drivers of financial stress.  What happens if I lose my job?  How long do I have to stay in a job I hate, solely because they offer good insurance?  What if I can’t work?  What will Congress do to Medicare?  Will I be okay?

For young people, health insurance isn’t just a confusing maze of deductibles and copays—it’s often out of reach altogether. If you’re under 26 and still on a parent’s plan, you might be okay for now. But once you age out, the options get bleak: employer-sponsored insurance that eats into an already tight paycheck, sky-high premiums for BS coverage, or rolling the dice and going uninsured.

Even if you have coverage, actually using it is another nightmare. Routine checkups turn into surprise bills. Mental health care? Good luck finding an affordable provider who’s actually taking patients. And heaven forbid you need emergency care—because even with insurance, one wrong ambulance ride can wreck your finances.

Let’s not be naive. Our insurance industry is a state sanctioned ponzi scheme scam. America spends more on healthcare than any other developed nation while delivering worse outcomes. And they know the system isn’t broken by accident—it works exactly as designed to keep big insurers, pharmaceutical companies, and hospitals profitable at the expense of regular people.

We can do better than this.  I have some ideas on how to do so.  It starts with removing Darrell Issa.