Article from Rare by Jack Hunter.

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday was joined by prominent Democrats to announce his “Medicare for all” bill, or single-payer healthcare.

Healthcare for everyone! Sounds great, right? But how much will it cost? It seems Sanders doesn’t even really know.

The Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner says the current system is “running some $58 trillion in the red, after totaling all projected future liabilities.” The U.S. national debt passed the $20 trillion this week.

I’m not a mathematician, but those numbers don’t seem to work.

Thirty years ago, Bernie Sanders agreed.

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