Biden and Sanders Spar Over Medicare-for-All vs. Obamacare 2.0

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On Friday, both candidates stated their positions and slammed the other. During Biden’s time in Houston, he stated that while Warren and Sanders are well-intentioned in their Medicare-for-All support, they’re ultimately misguided; Biden then cited the costs of Medicare-for-All as most problematic.

In the words of the former vice president:

“It’s going to cost over $3.4 trillion dollars a year just to fund Medicare. $3.4 trillion a year. That is twice the entire federal budget save interest on the debt. So how do you do that without raising taxes? There’s not enough taxes to cut — eliminate tax breaks for the wealthy — there’s not enough out there to get you there!”

Sanders spent time in Nevada on Friday and had his own choice words for Biden. In essence, Sanders hit Biden for “dishonest attacks” and loving the “insurance industry and the outrageously high premiums, co-payments and out-of-pocket expenses they charge us.”

He then concluded his remarks by stating that the majority of Americans oppose expensive premiums, costly deductables, and high fees for prescription drug prices.

Criticism of Both Plans

Both Medicare-for-All and Obamacare have faced backlash from the right-wing. Conservatives overwhelmingly believe that neither plans are in the best interests of Americans. The right-wing maintains that increasing government’s role in healthcare does not benefit the individuals who Democrats profess to be fighting for.