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CentralMass

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12. What are we republicans ? The current tax rate is very low.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jul 31, 2019, 01:31 AM

Jul 2019

Here is a link to an article with several analysis of the likely costs for medicare for all. It does not sugar coat

Here is an article on how the current healthcare cost growth is unsustainable.

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/why-the-new-normal-for-healthcare-cost-growth-isn-t-sustainable.html

Something has to change. Single payer or Medicare for all maybe a sea change but the current system is unsustainable. It is time we made the people of this country and our quality of life a priority instead of it veing the oligarchs slush fund.

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

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Sanders at least admits MFA will require tax increases. Warren, disappointingly, dodges [View all] highplainsdem Jul 2019 OP

There is another thread in the GD forum saying how fucking horrible Matthews is for daring to UniteFightBack Jul 2019 #1

Taxes will go up but premiums paid for employer based insurance will drop to $0. It's a net savings. LonePirate Jul 2019 #2

She should simply explain that in her usual direct way. It's atypical for her to dodge a question, highplainsdem Jul 2019 #4

That's because certain people, including many on this board, use the "tax increase" HerbChestnut Jul 2019 #10

It is IMO a tactic the r's would use. CentralMass Jul 2019 #14

Yup. HerbChestnut Jul 2019 #15

Not so atypical. Remember all her intentionally ambiguous answers to whether she'd run? thesquanderer Jul 2019 #22

That's political astuteness. That said, she needs to either move OnDoutside Jul 2019 #3

At one point customerserviceguy Jul 2019 #5

Here's the clip, she's my candidate BeyondGeography Jul 2019 #6

i don't think it's a bad soundbyte. the reason people are less likely to support this is because JI7 Jul 2019 #7

It is not a trade off. You pay taxes with every paycheck. wasupaloopa Jul 2019 #8

Question: Currently the Employer pays 1.45% DURHAM D Jul 2019 #13

I did not like her answer. She simply avoided the word taxes, sticking with "costs" going down. emmaverybo Jul 2019 #9

I think the question is disingenuous. Beartracks Jul 2019 #11

"Disingenuous", that is the term I was looking for. Thank you. Sinistrous Jul 2019 #20

What are we republicans ? The current tax rate is very low. CentralMass Jul 2019 #12

Conflating the overall federal income tax rate TexasTowelie Jul 2019 #17

Politico article on Warren dodging this question when Jake Tapper asked it, more than once: highplainsdem Jul 2019 #16

People do know that getting a democratic candidate to go on tape saying they will raise taxes Lordquinton Jul 2019 #18

I can see both points of this issue Hav Jul 2019 #19

I find it disturbing that Sen. Warren Sinistrous Jul 2019 #21

here's the transcript wyldwolf Jul 2019 #23