So where will the extra $16 trillion come from to pay for Sanders' plan?

[mikehiggins]

182. Alinsky irony

It seems ironic to me reading that quote from SA. If there was anyone who would be backing Medicare for All, it would be Alinsky. Too bad we don't have anyone on the public scene willing to go all in to improve our "healthcare for profit" system, and that we have too many people parroting the right wing lines about how we would pay for it.

If the US decides to do it, we will do it. To me the point is that the "tax increases" so many seem to be whining about are secondary to bringing the US to a more legitimate recognition that health care, like clean water and air, is a right, not some favor we have to wait for the rich to grant us.

So the study in question suggests to some (with a lot of tongues in cheek) an overall saving to the entire population of 2T over ten years, good for it. It would seem logical to me that the figures aren't going to work out in the long run. That's just the way the world works. If we end up with a better health care system for everyone at the end of the road it is a trip worth taking.

And, in passing, I don't see much discussion of how much industry would save on their bottom line if they were freed of the obligation to provide health care for their employees, like our global competitors. Just saying...