2016 Postmortem

myrna minx

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7. Never try.

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Wed Jan 13, 2016, 09:32 PM

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Chris Hayes is talking to sanders about his health care plan now. [View all] riversedge Jan 2016 OP

Asking how paid for?? Asked Sanders if that is his vision for how riversedge Jan 2016 #1

BOOM. it is a new tax riversedge Jan 2016 #2

It also eliminates insurance premiums, thus saving thousands of dollars per household. myrna minx Jan 2016 #3

Lots of folks are going to be extrememly disappointed when riversedge Jan 2016 #5

Never try. myrna minx Jan 2016 #7

They're going to be upset saving $5,000 a year, Fawke Em Jan 2016 #37

What don't you understand about not having to pay high premiums? Punkingal Jan 2016 #11

+1. It's the sort of talking point I'd expect from a Republican. n/t winter is coming Jan 2016 #12

Or a Hillary supporter in the primary. morningfog Jan 2016 #24

Right. elleng Jan 2016 #15

I don't believe the "new premium" will be that much lower... 25 for single (what I pay now) ... uponit7771 Jan 2016 #28

I doubt if you want to hear more. Punkingal Jan 2016 #30

I do, if his proposal is doable by a substantial amount that can get past a uponit7771 Jan 2016 #32

A. A payroll tax by definition includes employers (like Medicare does not) Fawke Em Jan 2016 #38

It's going to be a hell of a lot less than insurance premiums cost. in_cog_ni_to Jan 2016 #13

My husband and I, being near 60, pay $1780.00 a month. For barebones Kaiser. Luminous Animal Jan 2016 #22

The ACA in_cog_ni_to Jan 2016 #33

Hillary dems: taxes BAD. Gosh, sounds familiar.. cali Jan 2016 #14

Do you understand what the difference is between a National Health Care system which every other sabrina 1 Jan 2016 #17

Will we have a national health system? Or state by state? Agschmid Jan 2016 #20

We NEED a National HC system. And the way to get it is to fight for it. A majority of sabrina 1 Jan 2016 #34

The states manage Medicare/Medicaid now. Fawke Em Jan 2016 #39

The states manage Medicaid not sure about Medicare. Agschmid Jan 2016 #45

Sanders is good at diagnosing problems still really has little specifics riversedge Jan 2016 #4

In the example he used LeatherSofa Jan 2016 #19

He was talking about a hypothetical employer. HerbChestnut Jan 2016 #25

Howard Dean coming up next riversedge Jan 2016 #6

A visionary man VS a pragmatic women who gets things done! this is how Dean riversedge Jan 2016 #8

In this case, "pragmatic" means a woman who is owned by the insurance and Big Pharma companies. Fawke Em Jan 2016 #40

I wasn't able to watch.. one_voice Jan 2016 #9

Bernie has always said dental should be part of overall healthcare, im sure it will be litlbilly Jan 2016 #10

Didn't go into those details, elleng Jan 2016 #16

I read the bill catnhatnh Jan 2016 #31

Senate Bill 1782 Fawke Em Jan 2016 #41

Dental and vision would be great...afterall they are parts of the body!! nt artislife Jan 2016 #29

Probably the same way I pay for my medicare I am on. I pay about $320 a month out of my LiberalArkie Jan 2016 #18

What if? LeatherSofa Jan 2016 #21

That would leave me about $5,000 so I guess I would have to kill myself to come out of it. LiberalArkie Jan 2016 #23

Please refer to my response to your post above. HerbChestnut Jan 2016 #26

Okay. Thx. n/m LeatherSofa Jan 2016 #27

But it won't. Fawke Em Jan 2016 #42

If Bernie could not convince the Senate to pass a public option to the ACA... Yavin4 Jan 2016 #35

+1, I've never thought Sanders was the leader he's chided others for not being. VT couldn't get sing uponit7771 Jan 2016 #36

Bernie is a US Senator Art_from_Ark Jan 2016 #44

He could be dog catcher, this is America... Most of the top leaders from the founding weren't people uponit7771 Jan 2016 #46

In 2008, Bernie was a relatively new Senator Art_from_Ark Jan 2016 #43