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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Chris Hayes is talking to sanders about his health care plan now. [View all]LeatherSofa
(38 posts)19. In the example he used
On Medicare under ACA, I pay only $104/mo premium, so $1236/yr. Yet Sanders described an example of someone currently paying $14000/yr premium and replacing that premium with $7000 in new taxes. So he didn't provide an example of a Medicare age senior.
If Sanders' plan saves me $1236/yr premium and replaces the premium with several thousand dollars in new taxes, that is not going to please me at all.
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It also eliminates insurance premiums, thus saving thousands of dollars per household.
myrna minx
Jan 2016
#3
I don't believe the "new premium" will be that much lower... 25 for single (what I pay now) ...
uponit7771
Jan 2016
#28
My husband and I, being near 60, pay $1780.00 a month. For barebones Kaiser.
Luminous Animal
Jan 2016
#22
Do you understand what the difference is between a National Health Care system which every other
sabrina 1
Jan 2016
#17
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
In this case, "pragmatic" means a woman who is owned by the insurance and Big Pharma companies.
Fawke Em
Jan 2016
#40
Bernie has always said dental should be part of overall healthcare, im sure it will be
litlbilly
Jan 2016
#10
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
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
+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