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Only 55% approves of medicare for all? What is wrong with you guys?
Most think about how they can’t afford a 2% increase in their taxes and forget about the $500 per month premium they won’t have to pay anymore
Which is exactly how right-wing media has spun it.
Americans have been conditioned to have such a knee-jerk reaction to "taxes" that we can't comprehend the increase in taxes for M4A < the current cost we pay in premiums + copays + deductibles + coinsurance + HSA etc.
I don’t want to PAY for someone ELSE’S healthcare! I just want INSURANCE where I PAY for SOMEONE ELSE’S HEALTHCARE!
Facts and loggiiiccccccc
Persistent, heavy propaganda has convinced many Americans that Medicare is somehow worse than their current insurance coverage. It’s quite insane but that’s why this number is so low.
To put a fine point on it: the common lie in the media is that Medicare for all means you lose your current insurance. This is true, and it would be replaced by the much better and more affordable Medicare, but they never say this last part.