Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: How are you going to pay for it Bernie? [View all]Hoyt
(54,770 posts)have the guts to tell the voters how much their taxes would increase. While I agree that theoretically we'd just be going from the current premiums to taxes, it's not that simple. Payments to providers will need to be cut, that means salaries for providers and their staff will likely be cut. Explain that to a nurse.
I just think Sanders and his supporters are naive as to what it will take to go to Medicare-for-All. And, those 100 million or so who like their current insurance situation, aren't going to buy it. Doesn't bother me, because I'm on Medicare. But I spend a lot covering the gaps in Medicare.
What exactly is taxing speculation on Wall Street? Would like to see your citation for taxing offshore accounts. I don't think the money is there without taxing all of us substantially more. Personally, I think that's what we ought to do, but Sanders and most other politicians don't have the guts to say it.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden