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Related: About this forumPolitico is defending Bernie Sanders on M4A and Unions.
It's funny how people are so quick to pounce on a candidate, trying to score political points without actually looking at the facts.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/22/bernie-sanders-medicare-for-all-fact-check-1472482
Fact check: Did Bernie just backtrack on Medicare for All?
Critics pounced on a tweak Sanders made this week to his signature plan, but they're being misleading.
By ALICE MIRANDA OLLSTEIN and HOLLY OTTERBEIN
08/22/2019 07:14 PM EDT
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Speaking to labor officials in Iowa this week, Bernie Sanders unveiled a new twist to his Medicare for All plan. His centrist Democratic rivals pounced, accusing the original champion of government-run health care of softening his signature policy in order to placate angry union members.
Nonsense, his campaign responded.
So what's the deal?
The new provision is wonkish, so bear with us here. But bottom line, it would offer advantages to workers who negotiated health plans through their unions during the four years the country moved to a universal, single-payer system.
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The accusations that Sanders is flip-flopping are inaccurate. The new proposal doesn't alter anything in the original bill and private insurance will still be virtually eliminated even if does give union members a big advantage under the plan compared to non-unions workers with private insurance.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
msongs
(67,199 posts)than the limited number of people in unions lol. that oughta bring out the not in unions vote
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
myohmy2
(3,118 posts)" Under Sanders new plan, companies with union-negotiated health care coverage would have to renegotiate their workers contracts. The National Labor Relations Board would oversee and enforce the negotiations once Medicare for All becomes law. Any resulting health care savings from the single-payer system would be required to be returned to workers in the form of higher wages or more generous benefits.
Workers who don't belong to unions wouldn't qualify for that treatment. "
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Duppers
(28,094 posts)A Bernie supporter here, now backing Biden because I know he can beat that sick orange pos.
Still have 💕 for Bernie.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden