Monday, July 01, 2019

Bernie Sanders' own state showed 'Medicare for all' won't work

Bernie Sanders' own state showed 'Medicare for all' won't work:

Image result for flickr commons images bernie sandersThe first and most uncomfortable question was raised moments later in the same debate by Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet. Bernie Sanders' home state of Vermont, governed entirely by Democrats at the time, killed off its proposal for single-payer healthcare. Democratic Gov. Pete Shumlin signed the bill to implement the program in 2011. He also pulled the plug on the program in 2015 when he found out that it would double his state's budget. Vermonters would have had to pay an 11.5% payroll tax, plus a 9-point increase in the state income tax.

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