Joe Pop, Cal Murphy or Battle would be great choices for the next few years. James Murphy is another good one. Longer term, Charles Roberts is a no brainer. Of the current/recent group, Bryant, MOS and Harris, with Bighill and Jefferson getting closer.
On no party being willing to privatize healthcare. We just had the first debate for the leadership of the Federal Conservative Party where candidates argued over who supported a bunch of traitors who blocked national borders the most. In the words of Kevin Garnett, "Anything is possible."
Wade Miller doesn't have the career that he did if there was no ratio. Walters likely never makes it to his current position as the best GM without the ratio allowing him to begin in the league as a player. MOS maybe never gets a fair shot and a HOF career never happens