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Michael Moore Makes Powerful Case for Medicare for All on Post-Debate MSNBC Panel

During a panel discussion Wednesday night following the 2020 Democratic presidential debate in Atlanta, filmmaker Michael Moore pushed back against MSNBC pundits for suggesting that a "moderate" candidate would be more likely to defeat President Donald Trump and said the majority of U.S. voters favor progressive solutions to the nation's most pressing issues, from healthcare to the climate crisis.

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"Says who? Are you actually talking to people about this?" Moore asked. "Yes, they want the assurance that whatever we have with the new Medicare for All is essentially just a transfer from what they have with their good union healthcare. Fine, but the average Democrat and the average American does not like the health insurance company. They hate Aetna, and Cigna, and UnitedHealthcare."

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"The healthcare industry has caused more pain and harm and anxiety for the American people than practically any other industry, and we should never side with candidates that say we're going to keep this private profit-making thing going," Moore said. "That's not where the American people are at. They are fed up with this."

Pointing to General Motors' decision in September to cut off employee healthcare coverage during the United Auto Workers strike, Moore said it should be "illegal" to allow for-profit companies to eliminate workers' health insurance on a whim.

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https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/11/21/majority-americans-agree-me-and-bernie-michael-moore-makes-powerful-case-medicare

Kudos to Michael.