According to the Wall Street Journal’s editorial (Oct. 11, 2021), “increased private market competition has reduced private health care premiums by 34% since 2017 even as benefits were added. About nine out of 10 low-income seniors have dental coverage through Medicaid and Medicare Advantage which provides dental, vision and hearing benefits for modest premiums. About 74% of Medicare Advantage enrollees have dental benefits and 79% have visions including glasses and 72% have hearing aid benefits.”
But Bernie and the Democrats aren’t satisfied and part of the $3.5 trillion bill they are advancing is intended to advance a government takeover of our private health care market. Imagine the wait lines, rationed care and increased taxes if the Democrats succeed in eliminating our private health care. If the Medicare Board of Trustees is now facing a $578 billion funding gap, imagine the gap after a government take over of our health care. Do we really want our health care subject to a government debt limit?
Please be serious and stop being a Fox News/Republican 'Parrot" and repeating every untrue story they say. Do you own homework before you write a LTE. The
Wall Street Journal is all right-wing/Trump supporter, all for profits, and no brains or ethics to tell the truth. Mike O.
So, Mr. O, if information comes from your alleged all right-wing/Trump supporter publication, they’re incapable of telling the truth? Please be serious and stop being a fake news and lies lamestream media parrot. Just because you can’t handle the truth is no reason to launch a personal attack.
The middle class because that's where the biggest part of the tax base in almost all countries.. The US has one of the most progressive tax rates in the world where 1% of the rich pay 40% of the taxes. Remember the ALT Min tax that was just supposed to tax the rich? It grew into a middle class tax a long time ago.
Ed: Why don't you re-read your own LTE, then try to understand what I wrote, and asked you about? And how do you explain how your reference to 1% paying 40% of the taxes shows progressive taxation?
So, Ed, who is in charge of, and paying for, Medicare and Medical, as well as universal health care for all in the more progressive countries in Europe? And what about President Obama’s ACA?
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Please be serious and stop being a Fox News/Republican 'Parrot" and repeating every untrue story they say. Do you own homework before you write a LTE. The
Wall Street Journal is all right-wing/Trump supporter, all for profits, and no brains or ethics to tell the truth. Mike O.
So, Mr. O, if information comes from your alleged all right-wing/Trump supporter publication, they’re incapable of telling the truth? Please be serious and stop being a fake news and lies lamestream media parrot. Just because you can’t handle the truth is no reason to launch a personal attack.
The middle class because that's where the biggest part of the tax base in almost all countries.. The US has one of the most progressive tax rates in the world where 1% of the rich pay 40% of the taxes. Remember the ALT Min tax that was just supposed to tax the rich? It grew into a middle class tax a long time ago.
Ed: Why don't you re-read your own LTE, then try to understand what I wrote, and asked you about? And how do you explain how your reference to 1% paying 40% of the taxes shows progressive taxation?
So, Ed, who is in charge of, and paying for, Medicare and Medical, as well as universal health care for all in the more progressive countries in Europe? And what about President Obama’s ACA?
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