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Showing Original Post only (View all)Oh no. Joe compares Bernie and Elizabeth to Trump on M4A. [View all]
We don't need this.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/10/17/supporting-medicare-all-biden-accuses-sanders-and-warren-playing-trumps-game-and?fbclid=IwAR3lsJkVPwzT366EeOji6VPYxHAbG_1ewVIH6CxAbyNwuk5P4U-i9OTXX8Y
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For reference, here's some possible financing options. Of course, nothing is finalized and these are subject to change:
A 70 percent top marginal tax rate on Americans earning over $10 million per year;
A 77 percent top tax rate on estates above $1 billion;
A tax on "extreme wealth";
A "fee on large financial institutions";
A "7.5 percent income-based premium paid by employers, exempting the first $2 million in payroll to protect small businesses"; and
A four percent "income-based premium paid by employees, exempting the first $29,000 in income for a family of four."
Source: https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/04/10/how-will-you-pay-it-bernie-sanders-tackles-key-question-medicare-all
And before you say OmG cOmMoN dReAmS!!1!1 please acknowledge Biden's own words.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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No it isn't, it's pretty much the same. But for some that's ok I guess. Wonder why?
George II
Oct 2019
#41
Too busy trying to convince those who are bashing Biden that he didn't do as accused....
George II
Oct 2019
#48
I get his point though...both want to end the ACA for something worse in Trump's case and kind of
Demsrule86
Oct 2019
#94
So criticizing Warren is as bad as invading Iraq...ridiculous. What we have here is a difference of
Demsrule86
Oct 2019
#96
Joe's right. MFA is impossible to happen - more impossible than the building of Trump's pet project.
Skya Rhen
Oct 2019
#7
Congressional Budget office says mfa... 32 trillion over the next decade. Realistically... you
Thekaspervote
Oct 2019
#12
How much will we pay for medical insurance without it? I bet it's shitloads more.
Gore1FL
Oct 2019
#13
You are right because Scandinavian countries could not do it, Canada could not do it
Perseus
Oct 2019
#20
It may come as a surprise that Canada has "universal healthcare" (a confusing misnomer, btw)....
George II
Oct 2019
#44
It's impossible because it took 10 years for ACA to start...START catching on..and all we heard was
UniteFightBack
Oct 2019
#61
I guess it is a hard truth when we can't even get Democrats to embrace our values.
Gore1FL
Oct 2019
#26
It is not tacking right to adopt a feasible plan to get to universal healthcare. M4All is simply not
emmaverybo
Oct 2019
#30
Universal healthcare simply means healthcare for all. It is not synonymous with M4All. It is not
emmaverybo
Oct 2019
#60
I'd much rather pay higher taxes and lower health premiums in the total cost is lower.
Gore1FL
Oct 2019
#108
For many, that could be true--their tax raise may be more than compensated by what they save
emmaverybo
Oct 2019
#110
NHS is getting privatized and is a mess. People on Medicaid have much better healthcare. America
emmaverybo
Oct 2019
#117
We can have universal healthcare. It does not have to be M4All. It does not have to be single-payer,
emmaverybo
Oct 2019
#119
It is impossible and will end just like Clintoncare...and maybe we lose the ACA in the attempt...bad
Demsrule86
Oct 2019
#102
People always talk about values when they want something that will make us lose. What value is there
Demsrule86
Oct 2019
#114
How much more likely is Biden's plan? Why are Republicans more likely to vote to expand the ACA...
TCJ70
Oct 2019
#54
We need the Senate and no one gets much without it, but the GOP have been beaten up badly over
Demsrule86
Oct 2019
#103
Agreed. But lets focus on fantasy plans instead of shit that can GET DONE. nt
UniteFightBack
Oct 2019
#62
He addressed what he thought our side should not do--he names "Democrats," and he is right.
emmaverybo
Oct 2019
#25
I thought that is called a platform the party adopts after we elect a nominee. It is not new that
emmaverybo
Oct 2019
#31
Amy/Pete or Pete/Amy would make for a wonderful outcome for America and the world
Celerity
Oct 2019
#83
Oh no, "Bernie Sanders Says Biden 'Is Sounding Like Donald Trump' on Medicare for All"
George II
Oct 2019
#38
I'm thinking about ignoring threads that are sourced from pot stirrers like The Hill, Politico, and
emulatorloo
Oct 2019
#56
I'm not "upset" by your source, I just think those three sites exist to stir up shit about Democrats
emulatorloo
Oct 2019
#75