Even Doubling Taxes Wouldn’t Pay for ‘Medicare for All’

Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Authors: 
Charles Blahous

The slogan "Medicare for All" galvanizes political activists and a segment of the population. But is it feasible? Charles Blahous explains that, according to his conservative estimates [1], even a doubling of corporate and personal income taxes could not pay for the federal spending that Senator Sander's behemoth plan would require. 

Read it here: Even Doubling Taxes Wouldn’t Pay for ‘Medicare for All’ [2]


Source URL: https://www.mercatus.org/commentary/even-doubling-taxes-wouldn%E2%80%99t-pay-%E2%80%98medicare-all%E2%80%99

Links
[1] https://www.mercatus.org/bridge/commentary/medicare-all-plan-would-cost-federal-government-32-trillion
[2] https://www.wsj.com/articles/even-doubling-taxes-wouldnt-pay-for-medicare-for-all-1533163559

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