One solusion to our Medicare problem

Here is a solution I have come up with that would raise much more revenue to meet the demands and put more money in our pockets right from the start. I would de-couple the financing of Medicare from the payroll tax, since Medicare for Everyone no longer depends on the person being employed; obviously, a cradle to grave system will include many participants during various times in their life when they are not employed. Payroll taxes, then, would not be an appropriate funding source. I would impose a broad-base value-added, or national sales tax, probably with food and some other "necessities" excluded from that tax, to finance the new program. The tax would be imposed on all non-excluded products (and maybe services) purchased in this Country, including imports, so automobiles made overseas by foreign workers that are bought here would have a tax imposed on them with the proceeds going into Medicare for Everyone; however, U.S. products that are exported would NOT have the Medicare tax imposed on them, since they would be purchased overseas. This will help to cut the deficit in our trade balance and discourage "run-away" shops to overseas locations.

This is not a perfect solution but I think it would be much better than what we have and it just might be politically possible to get it passed.

Also to address the Free Enterprise the Government should put a cap on profits gained in all health care related institutions and if they should go over the caps then the money would be feed back into financing our health care. Here is an example; when a hurricane strikes the law goes after anyone that is price gouging. Is this not what is happening in our health care system today PRICE GOUGING!