
@volkadav ("Mike Jackson (see also: @volkadav@hachyderm.io)") retweeted:
@ljmontello ("Springtime for Hitler Particles") wrote:
Neoliberal centrists: Medicare for All is unaffordable because it would cost $3T a year.
Omitted context: $3T a year would be a greater than 30% *reduction* from what we currently spend under our privatized, market based healthcare system.
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@fawfulfan ("Matthew Chapman") replied to a tweet by @fawfulfan:
Nevertheless, it *is* a tradeoff and it's one Bernie Sanders doesn't like to acknowledge.
It's why his proposed system ends up costing $3 trillion a year — he's unwilling to put real mechanisms in his bill to rein in overspending and ration care when necessary.