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74. Mayor Pete is 100% correct. nt

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Sun Jul 14, 2019, 09:45 AM

Jul 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Pete Buttigieg calls 'Medicare for All' and free college plans 'questionable on their merits' [View all] brooklynite Jul 2019 OP

Cool story. theaocp Jul 2019 #1

so other than progressive politicians qazplm135 Jul 2019 #16

You know the best way to not get things? Lose the election. brooklynite Jul 2019 #23

+1000 NYMinute Jul 2019 #75

funny how they never mention all the other stuff.... Locrian Jul 2019 #42

Please develop your detailed plan, and what it will cost, and submit it. Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #53

Well first, having everyoone with basic health care is not only humane, but is in our self interest. CTyankee Jul 2019 #56

plan? Locrian Jul 2019 #77

There are lofty goals, and then there is pie in the sky. Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #78

did you cut and paste from the wrong post? Locrian Jul 2019 #82

I think he's very likely right on this. cwydro Jul 2019 #2

Thank you for being honest, Pete. murielm99 Jul 2019 #3

"pretty far out from where Americans are." So just where are Americans Pete? YOHABLO Jul 2019 #4

There is the ACA. Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #54

Pete wants fo offer something like Medicare on the exchanges for people who want it. mobeau69 Jul 2019 #5

I like Turin_C3PO Jul 2019 #9

Sounds exactly like Beto's plan to me Indygram Jul 2019 #25

I think the plan for college tuition can be expanded to include training for work in such areas as CTyankee Jul 2019 #58

medicare as one option to those who choose it nt msongs Jul 2019 #6

There is no budget in Medicare for those who don't already qualify... Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #55

Yes, it's funded by FICA, but... moose65 Jul 2019 #64

It was DESIGNED to cover whoever is now covered. Your grandma had another qualifying reason.... Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #70

actually most people who favor that, including Buttigieg dsc Jul 2019 #67

They don't know what they're talking about. Basic Medicare is NOTHING..... Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #68

To be eligible for the exchange it would have to cover more things dsc Jul 2019 #69

Then that's not Medicare, is it? You're talking about abolishing Medicare. Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #72

I' m on Medicare and have doctor coverage. virgogal Jul 2019 #79

It's not part of basic Medicare. It's optional, and you must buy it separately. Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #80

Pete does not favor buying into Medicare. It's separate from Medicare.... Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #73

How very big-money friendly! BeyondGeography Jul 2019 #7

What, non-college educated workers paying for college for the children of big-money? mobeau69 Jul 2019 #11

Easy dodge BeyondGeography Jul 2019 #13

One thing he talks about is having the ability to refinance it like you can do with a mortgage. mobeau69 Jul 2019 #14

IOW, more fees for banks BeyondGeography Jul 2019 #19

You wouldn't have to refinance it if it wasn't to your advantage. Just like a home. mobeau69 Jul 2019 #20

I like Pete but he's a bit of an empty vessel policy-wise BeyondGeography Jul 2019 #27

He left McKinsey to pursue a higher calling; to make a meaningful difference with his life. mobeau69 Jul 2019 #33

These two are the smartest people running ChiTownDenny Jul 2019 #34

Warren/Pete night be too much candle power for America BeyondGeography Jul 2019 #41

Buttigieg staggers his student loan debt relief based off ability to pay Celerity Jul 2019 #59

The children of big money will still go to private schools like Harvard and the other Ivys. Politicub Jul 2019 #32

The Ivy League schools want talent and are willing to pay for it. They can be virtually free for CTyankee Jul 2019 #60

Free college would be another perk for the upper middle class GulfCoast66 Jul 2019 #39

Imagine having free K-12 for the Eric J in MN Jul 2019 #8

It's not really free. mobeau69 Jul 2019 #12

A free service is Eric J in MN Jul 2019 #21

property taxes qazplm135 Jul 2019 #18

They argue that the wealthy send their kids to private colleges but mobeau69 Jul 2019 #24

I went to Purdue for undergrad qazplm135 Jul 2019 #35

Boiler Up! mobeau69 Jul 2019 #43

Good.. someone else calling this out Cha Jul 2019 #10

Yep. People bizzarly think Medicare is an insurance plan paid for by premiums grantcart Jul 2019 #45

Watch tonight's Axe files interview (7 pm EDT) to see this in full context. MBS Jul 2019 #15

Pete wants to make not going to college affordable, too. mobeau69 Jul 2019 #17

Andrew Yang on Vocational Education Sherman A1 Jul 2019 #22

Yes, I watched him talking about this the other evening. mobeau69 Jul 2019 #29

Beto's been saying that for months Indygram Jul 2019 #28

I haven't seen Beto in what seems like ages. mobeau69 Jul 2019 #30

K&R highplainsdem Jul 2019 #26

A Rhodes scholar speaks Vegas Roller Jul 2019 #31

David Vitter and Bobby Jindal are also Rhodes scholars. progressoid Jul 2019 #66

Very credible. President Obama agrees in saying we shouldn't be offering everything for free Thekaspervote Jul 2019 #36

Medicare at 55 would get people my age... SMC22307 Jul 2019 #37

Yep. Medicare should include 55+. Kahuna7 Jul 2019 #47

Nothing is "free." Lucid Dreamer Jul 2019 #38

At least he is honest about it leftofcool Jul 2019 #40

So what? watoos Jul 2019 #44

Mayor Pete's comment is a "right wing talking point"? Huh AncientGeezer Jul 2019 #57

Who to believe? Bernie or Pete and Joe....Bernie or Pete and Joe?... Kahuna7 Jul 2019 #46

Yes, every time.. Biden and Buttigieg! Cha Jul 2019 #65

the fascist party is slowly dismantling Medicare just like they are doing ACA yaesu Jul 2019 #48

There you go with logic watoos Jul 2019 #50

I won't speak to the college issue, but I will speak to health care: colorado_ufo Jul 2019 #49

He's right about free college. The health care issue - who knows? It's the hardest issue of all. Honeycombe8 Jul 2019 #51

More true than not beachbum bob Jul 2019 #52

Pete speaks in reality-based positing yet again Celerity Jul 2019 #61

I think he's going to be Biden's top BootinUp Jul 2019 #62

Oh for fucks sake. Billionaires' kids don't have student loans. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2019 #63

Unpaid student loans and college that's too expensive for the majority to take advantage of... Humanist_Activist Jul 2019 #71

Mayor Pete is 100% correct. nt NYMinute Jul 2019 #74

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2019 #76

Full-stop, no JCMach1 Jul 2019 #81