With the recession, I would like to suggest three changes to government.

First we need a national single payer system for health care.   We have needed single payer system for years, because it is more efficient, 2 to 3 percent overhead for Medicare versus 15 to 30 percent for private insurance and 42 million uninsured.  The recession will increase the number of uninsured.  It makes no sense to for people who have lost their jobs have the added burden of paying for health insurance with or without a recession.

Second, the Federal Government should guarantee funding for the public schools.  With property values plunging, and the states losing money, schools will need to cut their budgets, and educational quality will suffer.  Education is critical to the success of our country, and funding needs to be stable.

The Federal Government should waive the state and local matching funds requirements for Federal programs.  Many of the matching funds help people in need, and the states cannot afford to fund the match requirements anymore.  Waiving the match would allow critical help to continue.