But higher taxes, even for more services, isn’t an easy sell politically. Sixty percent of people oppose Medicare-for-All when told that it could require more in taxes, according to Kaiser Family Foundation polling. But that flips -- with about 71% of respondents in favor -- when people are told that it would guarantee health insurance.
“Of course some people are going to pay more in taxes,” Sanders told NPR. “Health care costs money. Of course it does. No one says it is free.”
The details on the cost, however, have continued to be elusive as Democrats seek to build political momentum behind the idea.
“Medicare-for-All, if it’s paid for responsibly, will shift money around. As a society we might pay a little more or a little less,” Goldwein said. “The question is how to spend it and whose pocket it comes from.”
Story by Bloomberg News.