2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: With his fantasy health-care proposal, the Bernie movement becomes closer to a left-wing tea party. [View all]Human101948
(3,457 posts)You see, the Wall Street Journal piece cited research by Gerald Friedman, a professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. And there was just one small problem with their interpretation of his research. They blatantly omitted his conclusion.
But in the age of information, major newspapers are rightfully under more scrutiny than ever. Professor Friedman saw the Wall Street Journals piece and responded in the Huffington Post with An Open Letter to the Wall Street Journal on Its Bernie Sanders Hit Piece.
He writes that the Journal wasnt completely wrong: the program would involve spending $15 trillion over a decade. But they left out the key detail: it would actually save the country a total $5 trillion over those 10 years. Wed see those savings in reduced administrative waste, lower pharmaceutical and device prices, and by decreasing the rate of medical inflation.
http://www.salon.com/2015/09/24/the_wall_street_journal_gets_whacked_how_its_bernie_sanders_hit_piece_completely_backfired_partner/
Politifact Confirms Bernie Sanders Healthcare Plan Will SAVE Every American Family $1,200/Year
http://usuncut.com/news/bernie-sanders-healthcare-plan-would-save-the-average-american-family-1200/