There Is Nothing Confusing About Medicare for All

Medicare for All is good policy. It's also very easy to understand.

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Paul Demko has a bizarre piece at Politico where he tries to passive-aggressively criticize Medicare for All by acting like he doesn’t understand things that are actually not hard to understand. Because he’s a straight reporter, Demko can’t just say “I don’t like Medicare for All” and instead has to do the “just asking questions” schtick to get across the same point, resulting in a piece that is profoundly stupid.

Nonetheless, let us go through the things he’s confused about and answer them.

1. What does it even mean?

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