Political Quotes

“it is rare to find Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and USA TODAY editors all in agreement, but they are all on the same page when it comes to Senator Sanders' radical scheme for a complete takeover of healthcare in America. All three papers say that the Democrats' single-payer plan--a one-size-fits-all plan for America--is a bad idea. Remember, it is not just Senator Sanders' plan; nearly every Senate Democrat who is running for President has supported this extreme proposal, as have 180 Members of the House of Representatives. Post, Journal, and USA TODAY editors are citing last week's report by the Congressional Budget Office as raising a number of alarm bells. USA TODAY calls it a pipe dream. The Post charges Senator Sanders with deeply misrepresenting how difficult it would be to adopt single-payer healthcare for America. They called it costly. They called it complicated and expensive. The CBO projects in its report on a single- payer plan that government spending on healthcare would increase substantially. They go on to say that to cover the massive cost of government-run care--the Journal says that income taxes of American families would have to at least double. Added to the expense is the shock of banning virtually all private insurance in this country. There are 180 million working Americans who receive their health insurance through work.…”