Bernie Sanders calls his plan to fund Medicare for All 'far more' progressive than Elizabeth Warren's.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, often credited for bringing Medicare for All to the forefront of the 2020 presidential race, defended his way of funding the plan up the against the newly-released outline from his progressive opponent, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, calling his way"far more progressive" and saying that Warren's plan could have a"very negative impact" on job creation.
Of his own plan to fund Medicare for All, Sanders said, “It would raise taxes on the middle class, but it would substantially reduce the cost of health care for the average American. Because we’re doing away with all premiums, copayments, deductibles and out of pocket expenses. So for the overwhelming majority of the American people, they would save and save substantially on their health care bills.
Asked if she believed her plan was more progressive than Sanders, Warren said,"I think it's progressive when not a single person who makes less than a billion dollars has to pay one penny in additional taxes."
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