Howard Schultz is on The View saying the Medicare for All is free.

[Delmette2.0]

Free government healthcare. I took that to mean that no one who would have to pay into Medicare premiums.

I always thought that we would have to pay some premium or extra taxes, but it would still be much less than private insurance.

Am I wrong? How would he get such an idea?

I'm adding this.

He just said the important issues are not abortion or race but financial security.

Now, we know where this guy is coming from, in my opinion.

[Borchkins]

1. How would he get the idea?

He's a d-bag?
He only cares about his millions/billions?
He's an old white guy?

Just spit balling here.

[Delmette2.0]

8. You have that right!

I just update my post with his last comment.

[walkingman]

2. I personally don't care what he says. If he wants to run as a Dem, OK, otherwise just noise.

[still_one]

3. You are not wrong.

[Joe941]

4. I think it can be free for the lower income people...

The more affluent will certainly have to pay their fair share.

[Delmette2.0]

9. Yes, there is alwys allowances for that.

[comradebillyboy]

5. I would presume he has no idea how medicare and social security work

[Homoudont]

16. Health Insurance at Starbucks

They do offer health care for part and full time employees. Maybe not the best in the world, but for a non traditional college student that can't work 40 hours a week its a life saver.

[RockRaven]

6. Disqualifyingly ignorant or a f--king liar? He speaks, you decide!

Either way he is embarrassing himself.

[leftieNanner]

7. Medicare is NOT FREE

Fortunately, I have lived long enough to end up on Medicare. I pay approximately $350 per month for all three parts (including drug coverage). This guy is a Class A Moron. This comment of his is up there with needing an ID to buy groceries.

That said, if we were all able to pay our insurance premiums into a Medicare program and then be well covered, it could be a very sustainable program. Not everything is covered, but Medicare doesn't have a profit margin on top of the care costs. And their administrative costs are very low.

[Delmette2.0]

10. You hit on all the other items i wanted to quickly add in.

Just one more thing. I pay about the same to have full Medicare coverage, all three programs. And we have both paid into Medicare with every paycheck when we were working.

Thank you for your comment.

[leftieNanner]

11. And Thanks for starting the conversation

nt

[Joe941]

12. The point is it can be.

[leftieNanner]

32. How can it be free?

Where would the money come from? We all contribute to Medicare through our payroll deductions and then we pay for the coverage when we begin to use it.

Please explain your thoughts to me Joe.

[Joe941]

36. The rich pay via 70% tax.

[leftieNanner]

38. AHA!

I hadn't thought of that. Good idea.

[redstatebluegirl]

13. Another Donnie two scoops.

[Vinca]

15. Exactly. Entitled and totally out of touch with anyone but himself.

[FakeNoose]

33. Maybe without the rampant racism and misogyny

The system is already rigged to help the rich white guys get even richer, and Howard Schultz has worked hard and made a lot of money. But getting into politics just to maintain the rigged system, man that's just evil. We already have too many of those in Washington.

[Autumn]

14. Fuck Gimme a Tax Break So I Can Keep All My Money Howard Schultz.

Watching him on The View all I got out of it is that his priority is financial security for wealthy.

[Delmette2.0]

18. Yep, he had to talk around it,

But that is exactly what he did.

[SunSeeker]

17. He's either clueless or lying. Probably both. nt

[violetpastille]

27. +1 Just waiting for this cat's

"What a Leppo?" moment.

[ooky]

19. "Free" is a Conservative talking point, a false narrative, nothing new.

Opposition candidates intentionally mischaracterize our platform and policy positions as "free" to
distort and demean our positions. Its outright lying.

[Delmette2.0]

20. Yea, I get that now.

He really needs to go away, keep his opinions to himself.

Thanks for contributing.

[msongs]

21. medicare, an earned benefit, deducted from paychecks and from social security checks if

one gets SS

[Delmette2.0]

22. I guess if you don't have to worry about affording retirement or

paying for healthcare then you don't have to understand how it works.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

23. Medicare isn't even free

Subsidized maybe but you still pay some premiums when you're on it.

[Blue_true]

40. It is not subsidized.

Maybe low lifetime earners get some subsidy after a couple of years, but anyone who max out each year put around $120,000+ into the system before drawing a penny. I honestly would like to see high wage earners be able to opt out of drawing benefits and leave the money they put in for others. I really feel that being able to make a lot of money is a privilege that demands that something be given back in return.

[Me.]

24. Even Now It's Not Free

[Delmette2.0]

25. I know, even in retirement I'm still paying.

[ooky]

26. Yea me too, I'm retired and on Medicare

Paying $260 a month total for the Medicare part B deduction and supplement plans. And very happy with it.

[pamdb]

28. medicare

He's either stupid or lying. I pay $134 a month for Medicare PLUS $122 a month for supplemental coverage. No one has EVER talked about free medicare. Democrats need to emphasize that when they talk about Medicare for all IT WILL NOT BE FREE..You're still talking $250 a month. So if you have a husband and wife, that's $500 for the both of them. Personally, I think kids should be free until some age. 16? 18? 10? whatever. If you have 2 teenagers plus two adults, that's $1,000 a month if kids are paying as well. And while medicare stays the same (so far) supplemental goes up every year. This is
only my third year on Medicare and the supplemental has gone up from $91 to $122.

And that's no dental or eye. So there's that.

The big thing is prescription dugs. As long as Big Pharma has so much money and influence, that's not going to change. My husband gets two of his drugs from Canada because we either don't have the generic or even the generic is too expensive here.

[KWR65]

29. He is running to confuse the voters and protect the 1%

Medicare for all will not be free. Must people would pay a monthly premium, have deductibles and 20% co-pay for health care. Employers would pay $5 per hour up to 40 hours a week for each employee which is cheaper then what they pay now.

[Power 2 the People]

30. Another "centrist" with Republican views. Screw you Schultz.

[elleng]

31. Maybe only correct thing he said from your post: important issue - financial security,

NO DOUBT about that.

[MichMan]

34. Bernie's Medicare for All plan still requires people to pay 2.2 % of income in premiums

Zero deductibles or co pays

https://live-berniesanders-com.pantheonsite.io/issues/medicare-for-all/

[Delmette2.0]

35. If he runs, he will keep talking about his plan.

The only one that makes sense and is fair to everyone.

[WeekiWater]

37. For some it would be more.

For some it would be less... or of no cost.

It’s how we must do it. It’s going to be far from free.

[Voltaire2]

39. It's paid by taxes it's not free.

Most of the proposals eliminate the assorted premiums copays adjustments etc that are used to mask the appalling individual costs of out corruot for profit system.

It ain’t free.

[KitSileya]

41. Howard Schultz is running against the Democratic party

He simply talks about how both sides are bad when it comes to the repubs, but specifically attacks Democratic policies and principles. That means he's far from an independent, he's a republican, period. Doesn't matter what he calls himself.