r/FluentInFinance • u/The-Lucky-Investor • 13d ago

“Medicare for All” would save the U.S $5.1 Trillion over 10 years Discussion/ Debate

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/11/30/easy-pay-something-costs-less-new-study-shows-medicare-all-would-save-us-51-trillion
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u/MsAgentM 13d ago

Well I hope you are voting for Dems that will vote for universal healthcare in the future. Republicans are just gonna try to reduce subsidies.

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u/Omnom_Omnath 13d ago

Which Dems would those be. Biden is against it

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u/MsAgentM 13d ago

Depends on your area. It's the legislatures that matter here really. I think Biden would at least get us closer than any Republican. At least he put more subsidies to it and worked to allow medicare to negotiate with drug companies for certain drugs.

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u/Omnom_Omnath 13d ago

For old people only. Not across the board

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u/MsAgentM 13d ago

Only what for old people?

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u/Omnom_Omnath 13d ago

Insulin. It’s not like it was across the board. My brothers insulin isn’t capped at $35

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u/MsAgentM 13d ago

Pretty sure that cap would only apply to Medicare recipients. Unless 42 is old. My brother is also on insulin, is a Medicare recipient and his is capped. But actually ... It may seem like it's for old people because it's a Medicare program. Medicare also covers people on disability.

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u/Omnom_Omnath 13d ago

Sure, I was being hyperbolic. Point is it isn’t the win Biden is claiming it is, when it only benefits a small minority of Americans.

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u/MsAgentM 13d ago

It's a step in the right direction. Biden tried to get Medicare much more ability to negotiate and Sinema and Manchin stopped that. What does Trump and the Republicans do about this problem?

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u/Omnom_Omnath 12d ago

I’m not voting for Trump and republicans and never have. I criticize the blue team because they are the only team that has a chance of winning my vote and they’re throwing it away.

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u/MsAgentM 12d ago

Well, it's certainly your vote to throw. Just be careful. You may help make things worse.

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u/Omnom_Omnath 12d ago

That’s not how this shit works. Votes are earned not owed. If you vote for democrats despite them ignoring the populace then you just tell them they don’t have to do jack shit for us.

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