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3. 'universal health care' means 'insurance' for everyone

Fri Jul 28, 2017, 12:55 PM

Jul 2017

Politicians have gotten all the juice they can out of that phrase

People have wised up

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We should stop saying Medicare for all and [View all] wasupaloopa Jul 2017 OP

Medicare coverage mostly comes from years of payment into FICA. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #1

Agree. How is it funded? bronxiteforever Jul 2017 #5

I disagree. When we say tax revenue we mean wasupaloopa Jul 2017 #6

Wrong 41% of Medicare funding comes from general revenues. bronxiteforever Jul 2017 #7

Yes I left that out my fault. My main idea wasupaloopa Jul 2017 #8

No worries! bronxiteforever Jul 2017 #10

'universal health care' means 'insurance' for everyone leftstreet Jul 2017 #3

My Medicare Part B is from the Government HockeyMom Jul 2017 #9