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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Says Medicare for All Would Provide "Quality Care" During Pandemic [View all]The Magistrate
(96,043 posts)You have shown yourself better than that, otherwise I would not have suggested a serious exchange of views.
I repeat, the question is chiefly will the taxes needed to finance a national system total less than the total of premiums paid to private insurers? If the answer to the question is yes, they will total less, the question of where the funds will come from is answered. If the answer is no, then the measure would increase costs rather than reduce them. I make no pretense of having any deeply laid plans for how a national system would work in any detail. I noted one real political stroke against it, the difference in how people perceive paying taxes and paying insurance premiums, and also that younger voters would be the most likely to find their costs increased by taxes laid to fund a national system.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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