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Donkees

(31,379 posts) Thu Mar 5, 2020, 06:57 PM Mar 2020

Sanders' Medicare for All policy would likely increase wages and create jobs, new economic analysis

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Sanders' Medicare for All policy would likely increase wages and create jobs, new economic analysis (Original Post) Donkees Mar 2020 OP

Where is all this money coming from? And who is going to fill these new jobs? George II Mar 2020 #1

Wait? So now Sanders is bad because he's going to CREATE jobs? Cuthbert Allgood Mar 2020 #2

LOL DanTex Mar 2020 #3

EPI was founded by Robert Reich and others TwilightZone Mar 2020 #4

Bivens is delussional...employers aren't going to have more money for wages under M4A AncientGeezer Mar 2020 #5

How is that "delussional"? Cuthbert Allgood Mar 2020 #6

That's totally false....and you can't source it.....try. AncientGeezer Mar 2020 #7

Still waiting for the source of that claim....you must have something. AncientGeezer Mar 2020 #9

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Mar 2020 #8

I'm gad you did...shows it's a falsehood AncientGeezer Mar 2020 #10

George II

(67,782 posts)

1. Where is all this money coming from? And who is going to fill these new jobs?

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 07:02 PM

Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Cuthbert Allgood

(4,916 posts)

2. Wait? So now Sanders is bad because he's going to CREATE jobs?

Reply to George II (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 07:04 PM

Mar 2020

THAT BASTARD!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

DanTex

(20,709 posts)

3. LOL

Reply to Cuthbert Allgood (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 07:05 PM

Mar 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

TwilightZone

(25,457 posts)

4. EPI was founded by Robert Reich and others

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 07:24 PM

Mar 2020

It's probably not a big surprise that they would issue a report showing Sanders' policies in a positive light, since Reich is clearly supportive of Senator Sanders.

In the first few years of the group's existence, they were found to have taken money from a tobacco lobbying group to provide "research" intended to protect the industry's bottom line. Presumably, they ended that practice a long time ago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_Policy_Institute

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

AncientGeezer

(2,146 posts)

5. Bivens is delussional...employers aren't going to have more money for wages under M4A

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 07:32 PM

Mar 2020

It's dishonesty of the highest order....they are funding M4A....

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

Cuthbert Allgood

(4,916 posts)

6. How is that "delussional"?

Reply to AncientGeezer (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 07:50 PM

Mar 2020

My employer pays over $1K a month for my insurance right now. With M4A, they won't need to do that. The Sanders bill makes it clear that any profits the employers would get from not having to pay for health insurance need to go back to employees. That money they are currently spending on my is going to come to me in salary. Yes, my salary will be taxed about 3%-ish to pay for M4A, but I'm still net increased in salary.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

AncientGeezer

(2,146 posts)

7. That's totally false....and you can't source it.....try.

Reply to Cuthbert Allgood (Reply #6)

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 08:10 PM

Mar 2020

"The Sanders bill makes it clear that any profits the employers would get from not having to pay for health insurance need to go back to employees."
That statement in quotes is a flat out falsehood.....his website doesn't make the claim YOU do.

I've read EVERY word of the Bill.
1st.. it's NOT "profit" to not pay for insurance...it's a reduction in expenditures, a savings..NOT profit.
His "plan" requires an added payroll tax.....On employers....no profit there.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided