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onit2day

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3. Medicare for all, Not 'single payer'. Difference
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 08:15 PM
Sep 2017

is how it is phased in by lowering the coverage age. Pay for it as Sanders explained with a 6.2% corporate tax for HC since employers no longer offer plans. Medicare operates at 3% overhead so costs for ins go way down and end up paying less than what they are paying now. Mahr is not well informed on this issue or else he expresses his understanding negatively.
Also Payee means just that, it pays the bill. Medical people and institutions all stay the same but don't have to deal with all the paperwork and ins companies since there is only a single payer and with everyone covered it will easily be able to cover dental, hearing, and vision. Mahr is wrong when he says doctors will have to charge less etc.. Plus each covered individual will have a say in how the program is managed. Its not socialism it's 'Democratic' socialism.

Bill Maher [View all] BigmanPigman Sep 2017 OP
How about some info about what's in the video, and why we should watch it? The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #1
Barney Frank is always good, this appearance goes into BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #4
Thanks so much! femmocrat Sep 2017 #2
Medicare for all, Not 'single payer'. Difference onit2day Sep 2017 #3
Excellent points! BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #9
Thanks so much for posting, since I don't have HBO. SunSeeker Sep 2017 #5
Neither do I (can't afford it...35% of my income goes to Healthcare BigmanPigman Sep 2017 #6
... SunSeeker Sep 2017 #8
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2017 #10
THAT... GreatInDayton Sep 2017 #7
my favorite part of the video starts at 48 mins mdbl Sep 2017 #11
His speech about City vs Country was so yuiyoshida Sep 2017 #12
The video has been removed PJMcK Sep 2017 #13
Here: Rhiannon12866 Sep 2017 #14
Thank you! (n/t) PJMcK Sep 2017 #15
It was a very good show Rhiannon12866 Sep 2017 #16
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