Democratic Debate 2019: Top takeaways from Beto O'Rourke's presidential debate performance

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2. I hope supporters of O'Rourke understand that the "middle class paying more taxes"

is just a strategy to scare people from the ideas that both Sanders and Warren are putting forward.

If you look at the Canadian system, you will find that yes, people do pay more on taxes, but the savings they get from not having to pay premiums, insurance, etc far outweighs the taxes they pay, people retain more of their money, which is not what happens in the USA. If you look at the French, and other countries that have universal healthcare you will find the same.

The moment I hear a Democrat spew that false narrative I become very apprehensive about the rest of their rhetoric. Things need to be black and white, we cannot accept grey areas from our candidates, we get enough of that from the republicans.

If you have any doubts about what I wrote here, check out the interview Chris Mathews had with Warren where she tries to explain it to Mathews as he, in his usual way interrupts constantly because, no one knows more than he does.