'm a fervent supporter of Bernie Sanders's Medicare for All bill, which he introduced Wednesday along with 16 Senate Democrat co-sponsors—and not only because I believe health care is a right and that a universal single-payer system is the best way to ensure that right.
I also support it because it diminishes the power of capital not just in our economy but in our politics as well.
I also support it because it's aspirational—setting a long-term goal that will both motivate Democratic and progressive activists and clarify the Democrats' purpose to an electorate that at times has been understandably unsure how or whether the Democrats champion their interests.
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