Democratic Primaries

DrToast

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33. Depends. How long will people pretend that MFA and universal health care are interchangeable?

Reply to jcgoldie (Reply #19)

Wed Sep 18, 2019, 05:25 PM

Sep 2019

I haven’t seen anyone on DU that’s against universal health care, but feel free to point them out.

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

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How long will Warren dodge on health care and taxes? [View all] Gothmog Sep 2019 OP

Colbert called out Warren over her consistent refusal to say whether middle-class will increase Gothmog Sep 2019 #1

She is right to reject the RW gotcha framing of "will taxes go up?" Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #3

Apparently, it's no longer just a RW gotcha question (nt) NeoGreen Sep 2019 #6

We need to know exactly how much her plan will cost and how it will be paid for Gothmog Sep 2019 #7

We just put $2 trillion on a credit card sharedvalues Sep 2019 #52

Being evasive looks worse on her. DrToast Sep 2019 #8

Warren's refusal to answer the question looked bad on the Colbert show Gothmog Sep 2019 #10

It did!! Besides, those that have employer based plans will not look on favorably Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #23

Which is a silly argument also jcgoldie Sep 2019 #27

Really? How do you know management will raise compensation? They could just take the money. dem4decades Sep 2019 #28

This!! Corporations are greedy. like the tax break- going to invest into new jobs & infrastructure Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #30

Sounds like a good argument for Liz! jcgoldie Sep 2019 #50

Evidently you've never negotiated a union contract jcgoldie Sep 2019 #49

unions giving up raises and benefits for "job security" the past 10yrs has not worked so well n/t Bidenator Sep 2019 #53

oh so you are anti-union? jcgoldie Sep 2019 #54

Steven Cozen is most definitely anti-union Celerity Sep 2019 #60

It did customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #56

This!! Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #62

Warren does need to come up with a clear, concise response to the question of M4A taxes Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #2

I think she's relying on BS to address Medicare for All taxes, since it's his plan she's going with. George II Sep 2019 #5

i think her support for MFA is more political strategy. she is trying to get Sanders supporters JI7 Sep 2019 #36

That was my thought.. but will Cha Sep 2019 #44

Yep customerserviceguy Sep 2019 #57

Societal savings are not tax revenues and not pay for Warren's program Gothmog Sep 2019 #66

I really don't understand how Sanders can say a family of four stopbush Sep 2019 #4

I don't know that I agree with the $1,000/year figure... wysimdnwyg Sep 2019 #9

Here. For the most part, by stopping the looting that's been going on for 40 years. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2019 #14

So, basically, if we institute all of those new tax initiatives, Sanders's MFA claims make sense? stopbush Sep 2019 #17

Zero if we don't try. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2019 #20

It will be based on your income. roody Sep 2019 #31

It is not free healthcare. Far from it redstateblues Sep 2019 #59

Transforming healthcare is but one of the investment-intensive promises she is running on. emmaverybo Sep 2019 #11

She has no plan to pay for anything 5starlib Sep 2019 #13

This.... it will not be passed into law with a gop senate. Thing is she's knows that!! Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #24

How long will we keep repeating repuke talking points? Doremus Sep 2019 #12

That was her answer when asked about paying for M4All at the first debate. It is a non-answer. emmaverybo Sep 2019 #16

Here's an answer for you: The same way we pay for GOPuke tax cuts, that's how. Doremus Sep 2019 #34

Democrats want answers. And not all of us believe that Warren can overcome a Republican senate emmaverybo Sep 2019 #39

I wish to comfort all prospective Dem voters who are so worried. Doremus Sep 2019 #45

Everything you said. n/t ms liberty Sep 2019 #55

Good question. I would like hear more about plan B if the ultra rich tax FloridaBlues Sep 2019 #15

So that she will be able to "pivot" question everything Sep 2019 #18

How long will Democrats on DU continue to oppose universal health care jcgoldie Sep 2019 #19

Just tell us how much this plan will cost and how will be pay for it? Gothmog Sep 2019 #21

According to her plan as she has answered directly repeatedly.. jcgoldie Sep 2019 #22

This!! As long as she evades the answer of cost there are going to be objections. Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #26

These are REPUKE talking points. Why do you want to help them? Doremus Sep 2019 #63

I don't think DU'ers are against some kind of universal health care, not at all Thekaspervote Sep 2019 #25

Depends. How long will people pretend that MFA and universal health care are interchangeable? DrToast Sep 2019 #33

Neither Sanders nor Warren explain how all these great policies including MFA Demsrule86 Sep 2019 #29

She may be worried about the sound byte dflprincess Sep 2019 #32

Warren gave Obama and Clinton hell for supposedly not having transparency in trade agreements, now Hoyt Sep 2019 #35

maybe cutting the military budget JI7 Sep 2019 #41

Fine with me, spell it out. Of course, a lot of Democrats work for military contractors & insurance Hoyt Sep 2019 #42

The fact that she is dodging NYMinute Sep 2019 #37

She has been better... Mike Nelson Sep 2019 #38

She refuses to answer the question because the answer is yes Gothmog Sep 2019 #40

K&R! Thanks, Gothmog! I noticed that during her Late Show appearance last night, too. Frank Bruni highplainsdem Sep 2019 #43

The easiest solution is to not call it a tax, but a premium, because that's what it is n/t Blaukraut Sep 2019 #46

But you got Bernie's specifically saying zero premiums DrToast Sep 2019 #47

This is where Warren needs to part ways with Sanders. Blaukraut Sep 2019 #48

stop EveHammond13 Sep 2019 #51

Reality fact is the working class is already paying more Prosper Sep 2019 #58

The more she dodges BlueMississippi Sep 2019 #61

I suspect Warren is looking for a graceful way to back away from MFA. comradebillyboy Sep 2019 #64

Buttigieg tells Medicare-for-all proponents to show their cards Gothmog Sep 2019 #65