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TCJ70

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8. They should put their worst case numbers out there...

Reply to ehrnst (Reply #7)

Mon Sep 18, 2017, 08:04 AM

Sep 2017

...if they're really concerned about it. Why put out a number ($32 Trillion) if you "know" you're shorting the estimates? Just put out the numbers.

Disruption doesn't bother me because I expect it. That's not at all shocking. There's going to be disruption even if a public option is implemented so who cares?

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Urban Institute response to attacks on their analysis of the Sanders Single Payer plan [View all] ehrnst Sep 2017 OP

Hmmm...$3.2 Trillion per year? Less than we spend now and not everyone is covered... TCJ70 Sep 2017 #1

You are still smarting about this, aren't you? ehrnst Sep 2017 #2

Ummm...no. I didn't wade into the whole... TCJ70 Sep 2017 #6

So the fact that the analysis says that disruption to health care would be due to the short time ehrnst Sep 2017 #7

They should put their worst case numbers out there... TCJ70 Sep 2017 #8

TMYK ★ ... NurseJackie Sep 2017 #3

Confirmation bias.... it's a problem. ehrnst Sep 2017 #5

K&R ismnotwasm Sep 2017 #4