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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: No Mondale moment: Elizabeth Warren releases her plan to finance 'Medicare for All' [View all]elleng
(130,864 posts)46. Thanks, and we shouldn't vote 'based on cost of plans,'
as no one really knows what the costs of ANY plans will be at this point, or even what they will look like with administration changes. Remember how long it took for ACA finally to take shape?
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No Mondale moment: Elizabeth Warren releases her plan to finance 'Medicare for All' [View all]
BeyondGeography
Nov 2019
OP
OMG this is a disaster. 5+ TRILLION a yr? The current full US budget is less than that.
oldsoftie
Nov 2019
#1
And it doesnt add up to nearly 5 TRILLION dollars a yr either. Good luck winning with that.
oldsoftie
Nov 2019
#4
When I was working my individual coverage was under $2,000, and when I went on my wife's....
George II
Nov 2019
#12
I had "Cadillac" insurance through my Union, but have friends and family who pay thousands per month
Fiendish Thingy
Nov 2019
#27
Then its still inaccurate, the average company isn't putting half of 20,000 into HCI payments ...
uponit7771
Nov 2019
#26
Still not 20,000 per family, I'll believe this claim when the company part of 20k is sourced.
uponit7771
Nov 2019
#30
That is not the median its an average which includes the NFL commissioners ungodly HCI plan
uponit7771
Nov 2019
#50
"average" is the key word and not all families have more than 2 people in it.
uponit7771
Nov 2019
#74
But they may vote based on them thinking they're going to lose what they already LIKE
oldsoftie
Nov 2019
#55
And has this thread was being opened the media is now attacking this plan................
turbinetree
Nov 2019
#2
This is a disaster and will cost us the general if she is the candidate...but I honestly think that
Demsrule86
Nov 2019
#6
Honestly that is just not true...they will poke holes in her plan and use it against her and us.
Demsrule86
Nov 2019
#7
Unnnn, I might change my thinking for Warren if this plan is viable. I've been waiting on her to ...
uponit7771
Nov 2019
#23
Will be interesting to see how Sanders and Warren reconcile the overall cost. Sanders says $34 T
Hoyt
Nov 2019
#31
Agree, we must win. Not sure MFA is a winner for us, though, putting us farther away from goal of
Hoyt
Nov 2019
#43
I will support the Democratic nominee, thank you. She'll lose, especially if trump is out
Hoyt
Nov 2019
#72
Joe received 2% support from IA voters under 45 in today's NYT/Sienna poll
BeyondGeography
Nov 2019
#41
This plan just made the perfect graphic for all attack ads against Democrats
Baked Potato
Nov 2019
#52
This is a combination of a brilliant cost-shifting plan and one that makes medical care universal
andym
Nov 2019
#59