The Sanders’ bill is a single-payer wish list. It doesn’t get into the tough questions of what doesn’t get covered, how to pay for it (1/2).
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We spent trillions of dollars on the wars we are currently in and we can't afford universal healthcare? Medicare for all is possible
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Big corporations have low tax rates so it's unfortunate to hear people say we can't afford it when it's obvious we can
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If Sanders isn't willing to write a bill that can be scored, and explain how to pay for it, he's really not very serious about it.
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Why can't his bill be scored? How is offering various options on how to pay for it not explaining how to pay for it?
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It can't be scored because it's a wishlist, not a plan. (Part of my point.) Needs to be scored by non-partisan CBO to begin to know costs.
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Then at that point I'd like to see the plan for how to pay what the CBO says it will cost. Not what Bernie thinks it will cost.
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So you really want the CBO to score the bill? I agree. They should score
#HR676 as well. - End of conversation
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I think this was the time to show the electorate that he knew HOW to get this passed and how to pay for it. He failed.
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Hmmmm be careful, you're sounding like a neoliberal shill/corporate whore with that talk about "realistic plans".
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does it deal with how to deal with the fallout of the private industry declining rapidly?
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It looks like it's being introduced in the Senate in an hour. So it's actually going the farthest it's ever been this year.
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Sanders's
@nytopinion piece seems to treat the bill more as moral statement than path forward (although there is a path embedded in there).Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I appreciate that the political leadership in the Democratic Party views itself as sober and practical. But they need to win elections too!
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Isn't that kind of what legislating is, though? Start with a wish list, then whittle it down to a good compromise that leaves everybody mad.
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Plans are out there, maybe even in your inbox and mail!



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