The Big Lie in Bernie Sanders' Medicare Bill

The Big Lie in Bernie Sanders' Medicare Bill
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has introduced a bill that would provide "Medicare for All."

His plan has a number of parts but ultimately rests on a huge mathematical lie.

First off, Bernie's bill would add dental and vision care to Medicare while giving government greater responsibility for paying incidental costs. That's going to be very expensive, because even without those added benefits Medicare is already extraordinarily expensive. A September 2015 study by respected economist, C. Eugene Steuerle, showed that the existing cost curve is already out of control. Take Steuerle's chart below.a

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