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Showing Original Post only (View all)New Poll: 70% of Americans Support Medicare for All Includes 84% of Democrats and 52% of GOP [View all]
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As its progressive wing and a groundswell of new and energetic candidates continues to move the Democratic Party to the left, a new Reuters poll out Thursday shows that support for a key plank of this insurgencyMedicare for Allhas hit an all-time high with 70 percent of all Americans now in favor of a such program, including nearly 85 percent of Democrats and a full 52 percent of Republicans.
To read more:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/08/23/incredible-new-poll-shows-70-americans-support-medicare-all-includes-84-democrats?cd-
Medicare for All is popular because the name is familiar, and many voters know that universal, state backed health coverage is the most efficient way to give healthcare to all. It is the most efficient because the profit motive is eliminated and capitalists cannot raise premiums to benefit themselves at the expense of everyone else.
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guillaumeb
Aug 2018
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I highly doubt that we will see such a thing in our lifetime. The current Medicare program and the
Trust Buster
Aug 2018
#2
I just do not agree with you. The financial picture over the next 20 years is very bleak.
Trust Buster
Aug 2018
#5
The number of people reaching elderly status in our country has no historical reference point.
Trust Buster
Aug 2018
#9
No, it is a recommendation for being realistic. We can't even balance today's budget by taxing the
Trust Buster
Aug 2018
#12
My position is the same as Hillary's was on this same issue during the 2016 primary.
Trust Buster
Aug 2018
#16
I am not saying that we cannot win the fight for current benefits to remain as they are.
Trust Buster
Aug 2018
#10
No, neither party is to blame for an aging Baby Boom generation. For the next 20 years or so,
Trust Buster
Aug 2018
#18
You are forgetting what this thread is about. It is about Medicare for all.
Trust Buster
Aug 2018
#20