Passage of Medicare for All leads to healthcare for every resident of the US, regardless of immigration status, and to the speedy collapse of the private health insurance industry. The predicted economic stimulus from redirecting 8% or more of GDP is stunning.
2020
Sanders and Stein are re-elected by the largest margin in American history. The Koch Bros. relocate to the Cayman Islands.
Exxon-Mobil declares bankruptcy after successful criminal fraud prosecutions and several giant climate change damages lawsuits. The firm vows to reorganize as a solar power company.
The Fair Trade Act ends US participation in so-called trade pacts, withdraws the US from the WTO, NAFTA, CAFTA, the World Bank and the IMF. Development and financial assistance is now funneled through the new Department of Fair Trade.
2021
The Peace Now Act radically reforms US foreign and defense policy. It:
" Puts an end to imperial wars
" Abolishes secret intelligence agencies
" Fast tracks nuclear and conventional disarmament
" Leads to massive spending cuts, the first-ever audit of the Pentagon, and redirection of funds to socially beneficial purposes including confronting climate change
" Closes overseas bases and ends all foreign military assistance
" Cancels nuclear weapons modernization and myriad other wasteful and provocative weapons programs
" Withdraws the US from NATO and other alliances
" Converts the Department of Defense into the Department of Peace with an emphasis on peace education, peace keeping, and peace making
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