'Easy to Pay for Something That Costs Less': New Study Shows Medicare for All Would Save US $5.1 Trillion Over Ten Years

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Oh, but what about those poor middlemen that do so much working keeping prices inflated? What will they do for a living?

Be glad they weren't executed in public for being traitors to their fellow citizens.

Have heard folks unironically make this argument. "The insurance industry! Massive unemployment! My 401k is invested in them! I'll be ruined!".

That’s not an invalid concern, but those jobs will just transition. Probably not a bad idea for a politician to address this concern since there are probably hundreds of thousands of jobs in insurance.

No doubt. Some folks seem to believe everything has to happen in a vacuum.

Won't someone think of the shareholders!

Think about how many yacht building jobs will be lost!