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Long history of failure to protect women from sexual assault at Peace Corps

           Proposal to Sunset the Peace Corps and Redirect Funding to the Universal Pilot Health Plan Executive Summary This proposal recommends the complete shutdown of the Peace Corps and the permanent redirection of its funding to support the Universal Pilot Health Plan. The Peace Corps has suffered from decades of systemic failure to protect its female volunteers from sexual assault. Despite legislative efforts, including the Kate Puzey Act of 2011, internal reforms have failed to produce transparency, accountability, or meaningful protection for vulnerable service members. This is not merely a failure of policy—it is a moral failure of the institution. We cannot tolerate government inaction when it comes to sexual violence. The Peace Corps has lost the trust of the public and of the volunteers it claims to serve. It is time to shut it down. I. Justification for Dissolution A. Systemic and Ongoing Failure Over 350 rapes and attempted rapes have been re...

Healthcare Policy - Proposal for Universal Healthcare Beta Test

🔷  A Real-World Proposal for Universal Healthcare: Phase-by-Phase Before a tech company launches a new product, they beta test it. Before a car hits the road, it goes through years of prototyping and testing. But when it comes to healthcare, we act like our only option is to either leave everything broken—or bulldoze the entire system overnight. That’s why every push for Medicare for All has failed. It’s not that the idea is wrong. It’s that the rollout has never been realistic. 🔹  Phase One: The Beta Test We start small. We take $16 billion—just a drop compared to federal health spending—and use it to purchase and reopen Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital in Pennsylvania. These hospitals were wrecked by private equity, but they could become the heart of a prototype Universal Healthcare system. The plan stays open to everyone within a 30-mile radius. It still accepts private insurance, but also offers a new public plan. $1 billion per year wou...