Misrepresenting Single Payer Healthcare as simply a tax increase is a Republican tactic

[HerbChestnut]

And does not belong in a Democratic forum. Everybody here who is criticizing Bernie for wanting to increase taxes knows exactly what they're doing, and it has nothing to do with advancing a Progressive agenda. They're trying to distort an issue that is at the core of Progressivism and it's frankly disturbing.

[draa]

1. If they can't win with the truth they certainly won't win with a lie.

[elleng]

2. You're right,

and I'm an O'Malley supporter.

[Broward]

3. Many of them are conservatives and will stop at nothing to keep a liberal out of the White House.

[Avalux]

4. Couldn't agree more. CNN blazed that headline, and Democrats are running with it. Awful n/t

[uponit7771]

5. It is if the cost is going to just shift from private to public instead of just going down altogethe

[HerbChestnut]

6. I suggest you look into other national healthcare systems across the world

And see how they compare to what we have now. Every single one of them is cheaper per capita. Yes, Single Payer will be cheaper than our current system and will, in fact, save people money.

[uponit7771]

7. 5% for the median (not the avg) income!?!?! Seeing the employers are going to shift the cost to the

... employee and there will be no law keeping them from doing this.

Why not just go all the way and put the payments to hospital firms, doctors et al under medicare restrictions and lower those payement by half!?

This isn't a revolution if there are tone of asterisks by it

[99th_Monkey]

8. Tax increase AND 'big government' boogie man is back. nt

[FrenchieCat]

9. and that is what you shall see during a general election

888 billion dollars' worth!

Will Bernie Sanders accept Public Financing in the general?
I know that it his most likely leaning....
but it would be a bloodbath!

He can have as many Forums and giant rallies as possible....
if the Corporate media doesn't air them....
it will be very difficult for him to get out his message unfiltered
to too many of the conventional voters who watch the news,
and don't hang out on the Internet!

You know that they only have to fool enough people enough of the time!

[HerbChestnut]

10. That's what I would expect from Republicans

I'm just disappointed to see it coming from democrats and people who claim to be progressives on this board.

[Kermitt Gribble]

11. +1

Can't believe we're seeing this shit on DU.