Paul Krugman Is Wrong About Medicare for All
Paul Krugman and other critics of Medicare for All are relying on falsehoods to promote a "Medicare for America" faux-alternative.
Economist and New York Times opinion columnist Paul Krugman attends The New York Times Food For Tomorrow Conference 2015 on October 21, 2015 in Pocantico Hills, NY. Neilson Barnard / Getty
Paul Krugman has a piece in the New York Times where he tries to compare Medicare for All to Medicare for America. The piece provides good insight into the developing centrist consensus on these matters, including its heavy reliance on straightforward falsehoods.
The sole argument Krugman uses to favor Medicare for America over Medicare for All is that the former lets people keep their current insurance if they want. This is objectively wrong.
Here’s Krugman:
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