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stopbush

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15. It will come down to the number of Americans who currently have health insurance

Reply to yallerdawg (Reply #14)

Wed Sep 13, 2017, 04:09 PM

Sep 2017

through their jobs - and who are generally happy with the same - that will see an INCREASE in their monthly premiums under any Medicare for All plan.

My last job paid my entire premium every month, over $1200 (not a Cadillac plan, I'm just old, so I cost more). There's no way a MfA plan is going to do better than ZERO dollars paid out a month by an employee.

Once that fact is turned into a talking point that (falsely) includes "the vast majority" of people on their employer-provided plan, it will impossible to build the support needed to pass Medicare for All.

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Just Heard The End Of A Discussion On MSNBC Of Talking Heads Discussing Bernie's Medicare For All... [View all] global1 Sep 2017 OP

I really like the fact that they are framing health care as a RIGHT. alarimer Sep 2017 #1

Comcast is all in with anti Wellstone ruled Sep 2017 #2

Wouldn't it help to refer to Democratic Rep. Conyers plan also? delisen Sep 2017 #3

The sun only shines on Bernie... comradebillyboy Sep 2017 #4

Is it the sun or stage lights that have been mysteriously stuck delisen Sep 2017 #5

I'll get in trouble if I say anything else... comradebillyboy Sep 2017 #6

If Rep Conyers could intruduce his bill in the Senate the light would be shining on him too. Autumn Sep 2017 #10

No, he is simply the most visible, and the popularity of his campaign, not the man alone, JCanete Sep 2017 #11

It was approved in Vermont and sent to the governor. yallerdawg Sep 2017 #7

The governor made it fail leftstreet Sep 2017 #13

There is no guarantee that people will pay less per month for Medicare for All stopbush Sep 2017 #8

Oh Come On Now - Are You A Dem Or A Bot...... global1 Sep 2017 #9

I'm a lifelong D who believes in REALITY, and the costs are a reality. stopbush Sep 2017 #12

On top of that... yallerdawg Sep 2017 #14

It will come down to the number of Americans who currently have health insurance stopbush Sep 2017 #15

Pragmatism vs 'wishful thinking.' yallerdawg Sep 2017 #16