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5 ways your money could be affected by a Bernie Sanders presidency [View all]
5 ways your money could be affected by a Bernie Sanders presidency1. Single-Payer Healthcare
There's a lot of debate over how a single-payer healthcare system would affect the average American's budget, because overhauling the system would be complicated and therefore costly. Without getting into the details (partially because Sanders hasn't shared all of those yet), here's what he's proposing: Sanders is calling it his "Medicare for All" plan, and it aims to simplify the process of getting and paying for healthcare while detaching insurance from employment.
"As a patient, all you need to do is go to the doctor and show your insurance card," reads Sanders' website. "Bernie's plan means no more co-pays, no more deductibles and no more fighting with insurance companies when they fail to pay for charges."
Sanders plans to pay for the program, which his campaign estimates to cost $1.83 trillion annually, through a tax increase on those making more than $250,000 a year, premiums paid by employers and some households (dependent on income), other tax adjustments and program savings. (You can see the current tax brackets here.)
2. A $15 Minimum Wage
Currently, the national minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. Sanders wants to raise it to $15 per hour over the next several years. For people working minimum wage jobs, that could make a significant difference in their earnings and overall financial health. At the moment, only Emeryville, Calif., comes close with its $14.44 minimum wage, though San Francisco and Seattle have plans in place to implement $15 minimum wages in the next several years.
There's a lot of debate over how a single-payer healthcare system would affect the average American's budget, because overhauling the system would be complicated and therefore costly. Without getting into the details (partially because Sanders hasn't shared all of those yet), here's what he's proposing: Sanders is calling it his "Medicare for All" plan, and it aims to simplify the process of getting and paying for healthcare while detaching insurance from employment.
"As a patient, all you need to do is go to the doctor and show your insurance card," reads Sanders' website. "Bernie's plan means no more co-pays, no more deductibles and no more fighting with insurance companies when they fail to pay for charges."
Sanders plans to pay for the program, which his campaign estimates to cost $1.83 trillion annually, through a tax increase on those making more than $250,000 a year, premiums paid by employers and some households (dependent on income), other tax adjustments and program savings. (You can see the current tax brackets here.)
2. A $15 Minimum Wage
Currently, the national minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. Sanders wants to raise it to $15 per hour over the next several years. For people working minimum wage jobs, that could make a significant difference in their earnings and overall financial health. At the moment, only Emeryville, Calif., comes close with its $14.44 minimum wage, though San Francisco and Seattle have plans in place to implement $15 minimum wages in the next several years.
More: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-ways-money-could-affected-120010876.html
Seems they really are starting to take Bernie seriously and believing his plans will come to fruition. Feel the Bern!!
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