2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Who are these "130 economists" that endorse how Bernie pays for his proposals? [View all]Sancho
(9,067 posts)again and again and again....
just because some people WANT some version of single payer doesn't mean that there's a practical path or budget to get there.
The lists of people who agree that some of Bernie's ideas would be nice is NOT the same thing as demonstrating how it would work.
For example ( and this is one of MANY examples), it's clear that almost all European-style models of health care pay doctors and nurses 1/3 to 1/2 less than the US. Almost all the bean-counters stumble over this assumption of Bernie plan that has not practical way to implement.
Bernie either misspoke, exaggerated, lied, or he is wrong. The lists of supporters are not serious economists with access to data who reached a conclusion though analysis that Bernie's plan actually adds up.