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In reply to the discussion: Who would support single payer universal health care or Medicare for all? [View all]justaddh2o
(69 posts)39. Education and healthcare
His proposal for healthcare is paid for with a tax on securities transactions as well as a payroll tax, an income tax, and a surcharge on high-income individuals. The last three of those taxes should be considerably less than the amounts people pay for healthcare today, even with the ACA, if the European national health system's figures are compared to the US's.
http://www.healthcare-now.org/index.php?s=Bernie+Sanders+S.+1782
You're right though -- my first comment about the 0.1% surcharge on Wall St. speculation is proposed for funding education.
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Who would support single payer universal health care or Medicare for all? [View all]
Uncle Joe
Jan 2016
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I believe Bernie's version will improve it and I agree it should be completely portable.
Uncle Joe
Jan 2016
#4
Plus your Doctor will say what you need/don't need, NOT your Insurance Company
99th_Monkey
Jan 2016
#30
The for profit "health" insurance industry has nothing to do with health, that's one major
Uncle Joe
Jan 2016
#34
Thanks Uncle Joe for that USA Today article. The cat's out of the bag it seems
99th_Monkey
Jan 2016
#35
It's certainly what we have. I too think the best we can do right now is build upon it.
Hoyt
Jan 2016
#27
The poorest of the mentally ill, disabled, and the poorest elderly are covered by MEDICAID
Proserpina
Jan 2016
#18
Wanna See "Creaky?" Try Privatization of Medicare e.g., Medicare Advantage Plans
CorporatistNation
Jan 2016
#29
does anyone know how much the premium subsidies thru the aca add up to?
questionseverything
Jan 2016
#2
It is time enough to break the bonds with all the for profit health insurance compaines
downeastdaniel
Jan 2016
#13
Medicare for all would be building on what we have and Medicare is far more popular than the ACA
Uncle Joe
Jan 2016
#25