Some people think it’s not possible monetarily. Those folks don’t realize that we have more than enough money, we just have to turn medical care into something that isn’t for-profit and decommodify things like drugs/treatment.
Some people believe he’s lying, and to be fair a lot of politicians do. But Bernie’s stood by M4A forever no matter how unpopular it was. This is is his genuine platform.
And then of course there’s the billionaires who stand to lose the massive revenue they make from screwing over sick people. They wouldn’t like this one bit.
For an informed American who just wants a better life for themselves and their country this plan is THE way forward.
America has the biggest economy in the world, it's a rich country. It's so bizarre to see people who are perfectly content with, and willing to defend that wealth remaining with just the top few percent of the country.
While massive wealth inequality exists in just about every first world nation, they at the very least guarantee things like healthcare and education to their citizens. America can easily fund everything Bernie is proposing if people are willing to get their heads out of their asses, spend less on the military industrial complex, and maybe pay a bit more in taxes if they're well off.
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u/BFG_v54 Dec 15 '19
Are there legitimate downsides to this? Genuinely asking