The impact of Medicare-for-all would be a transfer of wealth from caucasians to people of color

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The impact of Medicare-for-all would be a transfer of wealth from caucasians to people of color

Author: Curly1918 (16452 Posts - Joined: Aug 30, 2017)

Posted at 8:07 am on Jul 31, 2019

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Whites overwhelmingly depend on private health insurance through their employers. By contrast, African Americans and Latinos have far less coverage through the private health insurance market. Switching to a government funded and run system, whites would effectively be paying for the health insurance of people of color AND would experience a severe diminution in the quality of their own care. PLUS, people of color would have less motivation to seek employment in the private market. Of course, even pointing all this out could be considered racist.

Replies to: "The impact of Medicare-for-all would be a transfer of wealth from caucasians to people of color"

The impact of Medicare-for-all would be a transfer of wealth from caucasians to people of color - Curly1918 - 8:07am 7/31/19 (41) [View All]
- The race element has nothing to do with it. - Frank L - 10:03am 7/31/19
  - The race element has a lot to do with opposition to it - Chris94 - 11:14am 7/31/19
    - Nonsense - Iggle - 1:34pm 7/31/19
    - please share for me a few sources that race is the underlying critique of medicare for all other tha - WestCoastIrishFan - 11:35am 7/31/19
      - Curly merely stated what lots of people believe - Chris94 - 11:59am 7/31/19
        Until his post, I don't recall ever hearing anyone mention it being a race issue. All I've heard an - WestCoastIrishFan - 12:27pm 7/31/19
        Rarely are such things stated - Chris94 - 1:25pm 7/31/19
        you hear what you want to hear. Just show me some links to anyone other than curly calling it a rac - WestCoastIrishFan - 1:46pm 7/31/19
        This is not a new idea. [NT] [LINK] - Chris94 - 1:53pm 7/31/19
        
        Me neither honestly. [NT] - Frank L - 12:50pm 7/31/19
    - For some sure. For most center right R’s though the loss of their private option - Frank L - 11:33am 7/31/19
  - Fair enough... but is opposing Medicare-for-All racist? [NT] - Curly1918 - 10:21am 7/31/19
    - Of course not. The problem is everyone looks at issues through the prism of race. - Frank L - 10:30am 7/31/19
      - We evolved in congresses and then tribes (that's also the underlying genesis of football rivalries). - Curly1918 - 10:40am 7/31/19
- Holy shit, dude - Nigel Tufnel - 9:54am 7/31/19
  - There's not too much to unpack, actually. - Chris94 - 10:58am 7/31/19
  - Ok... go ahead... unwrap. Or are these issues that cause you anxiety|? [NT] - Curly1918 - 10:22am 7/31/19
    - When considering Medicare For All - Nigel Tufnel - 10:42am 7/31/19
- I think we all admire those who make up facts and then pontificate. - Chris94 - 9:27am 7/31/19
  - So do you disagree that Medicare-for-all would have a disparate negative impact on white folks? - Curly1918 - 10:31am 7/31/19
    - You continue to prove my point. Social policy, to rubes, is race policy. [NT] - Chris94 - 10:56am 7/31/19
  - Do you run a business with employees? If not you don’t know what you are talking about. [NT] - PBHangingChad - 9:55am 7/31/19
    - This is a great post. Thanks for educating me. [NT] - Chris94 - 10:56am 7/31/19
    - I have over 30. So what? - Frank L - 10:05am 7/31/19
      - Orange has no alternative but at least you admit that Obamacare screwed small business [NT] - PBHangingChad - 10:29am 7/31/19
        Of course it did. Where all the premium increases got dumped. Small group market. - Frank L - 10:32am 7/31/19
        Anecdotally, we saw the opposite. - LehighND - 11:03am 7/31/19
        Our old policy covered an employee with HIV now they won’t. What happened to your deductibles? - PBHangingChad - 4:01pm 7/31/19
        
        Dunno yer state’s market. Ours doubled when we were literally down to one writer for the state. - Frank L - 11:37am 7/31/19
- you mean medicare for all won't provide the same quality as your private insurance? [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:40am 7/31/19
  - In your world, does private insurance cover 100% of medical costs? - conorlarkin - 9:30am 7/31/19
    - no, it doesn't, nor should it. Everyone should have some skin in the game, and those with lifestyle - WestCoastIrishFan - 10:38am 7/31/19
- Very substantive debate last night. I do not watch CNN, but they did a good job with questions. - conorlarkin - 8:12am 7/31/19
  - Don Lemon came across as a buffoon, not surprising [NT] - ColeyO - 11:23am 7/31/19
    - Oog make fire. He is the Hannity of the lefty media. [NT] - Frank L - 4:24pm 7/31/19
  - The Pirates/Reds brawl was far more enthralling... and meaningful - Curly1918 - 10:42am 7/31/19
  - You're just a parody account at this point, right? - jakers - 9:39am 7/31/19
    - Here is the transcript — [LINK] - conorlarkin - 10:09am 7/31/19
      - As usual, a great response from you. [NT] - jakers - 11:11am 7/31/19
  - I was fascinated by all of the comments by Warren and others that green energy is going to lead to - WestCoastIrishFan - 8:44am 7/31/19
    - I pray for a Trump Warren debate. Must see TV. [NT] - PBHangingChad - 9:58am 7/31/19