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So the "Bern" admitted publicly that "free" health care for everyone is not really free. (Question below).

He plans to jack everyone's taxes...everyone...to pay for it. You won't be able to get healthcare at little or no cost through your employer anymore. You will be forced to take the so-called "free" "Medicare for All". No choice for you. And it will cost about double (or triple out of your net paycheck) compared to what Medicare costs now, because so many more people will have to be covered.

So my question is for all the people struggling to pay off enormous college loans. You lose the little to no cost employee heatlh care at work, you are still paying off your college loans, but your net paycheck is going to go DOWN, because your taxes are going to go way up.

So...if the "Bern" does what he wants to do and forces us into Medicare for all, how are you going to be able to pay your college loans and the new healthcare cost and still afford to eat?

And for seniors and others receiving specialized health treatments such as cancer treatments now on their private health insurance, are you aware that Medicare does not cover specialized health treatments such as advanced immunotherapy or gene therapy? How many seniors will be forced to go on welfare and Medicaid because they can't pay for their rent and pay more for Medicare?

Just asking.
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CheshireCatalyst36-40, M
We all manage it here. Have done for years 馃挭
4meAndyouF
@CheshireCatalyst And your seniors living on your version of social security pay the same amount as people who are working? And you are covered for advanced treatments like gene therapy? And your young newly graduated students are all paying off student loans in excess of $240,000.00 in addition to paying rent and medical costs taxed to them and everyone can still afford to pay for food and heat and petrol and all of that?
Quizzical46-50, M
@4meAndyou Pensioners (senior citizens) are exempt from National Insurance contributions and our contributions cover us for ALL medical care.

Anyone that works pays National Insurance and the amount differs depending on what they earn.

Our University fees are capped at 拢9000 per year, which is around $12,000, so to accrue such high fees someone would have to be in University for 20 years...
GeniUs56-60, M
@Quizzical [quote]Anyone that works pays National Insurance and the amount differs depending on what they earn.[/quote]
Not strictly true there is a loop hole which the better off and exceptionally wealthy use to get the government to cover there's. (An aside I know but I was horrified to learn this).
Quizzical46-50, M
@GeniUs Well, the super-rich ALWAYS find a way to screw the rest of us unfortunately... 馃槖
GeniUs56-60, M
This spreads it lower down the league (anybody who works as a contractor)