No Mondale moment: Elizabeth Warren releases her plan to finance 'Medicare for All'

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53. I like Warren. She is one of a few that

I consider in deciding who to support. But I can see 2 ways her opponents will attack this plan in the primaries and in the general if she is the nominee.

First the wealth tax which has not worked in Europe and was abandoned there. So what happens to her funding plan without it?

Second is the increase in corporate taxes. I am all for corporations paying their fair share which they do not do now. But Republicans (and some Dems?) will say this will hurt jobs by hurting employers.

How will Warren defend those criticisms?

Warren has the personal appeal in reaching out to people that successful politicians have. She is bright (how refreshing these days) and well organized. But as pointed out up thread, her plans and the details can be a liability if excessive. They rely on her getting support for them if she gets to the WH. But the process of passing plans into law means that they get tweaked. Some things get dropped. Others get added. The outcome is different than promised in the campaign.

Plans that rely on too many details interconnected become liabilities when faced with the legislative process of implementing them. I am sure her opposition will press this point. They can be liabilities in the general election and will be strongly attacked by the financial establishment, some of whom are Dems.

I think she is digging a hole for herself. Bernie admits that taxes will go up for some in the middle class but they benefit in the end by no premiums or co pays. He presents a better and more practical way to universal coverage IMO.

I will support whoever our nominee is but I am thinking that Warren's health coverage plan will mean working really really hard on fielding attacks.