New Study Shows Huge Cost of Sanders' 'Medicare for All' Plan

Plus: Why People Keep Falling for Socialism, Despite the Evidence

Aug 01, 2018   Good morning from Washington, where a new analysis estimates the "Medicare for All" proposal from Sen. Bernie Sanders would cost more than $32 trillion over a decade. Bob Moffit breaks the bad news to the left. On the podcast, Jarrett Stepman explains a historic tantrum in Austin, Texas. Air pollution is way down despite economic growth, the EPA says. Kevin Mooney reports. Plus: Mike Gonzalez on Facebook's refusal to advertise a scholar's book on nationalism, Stepman on San Francisco's unaffordable housing policies, and Walter Williams on the ever-popular failed promises of socialism.     Commentary New Study Shows Huge Cost of Sanders' 'Medicare for All' Plan Socialism is expensive. In a new cost analysis, Charles Blahous, formerly a member of the Medicare board of trustees, concludes that Sen. Bernie Sanders' "Medicare for All" bill would cost a breathtaking $32.6 trillion over 10 years. More Commentary How Liberal Housing Policies Made San Francisco Unaffordable for All but the Rich "Despite the fact that many of the homes and apartments are small and located close together, San Francisco now has the highest rent in the world," says Townhall's Rachel Alexander. More Commentary Censorship by Facebook Reinforces This Writer's Point on Liberals' Intolerance "There is a sense today throughout the Western world that one's beliefs on controversial matters should no longer be discussed openly," Israeli philosopher and scholar Yoram Hazony writes in "The Virtue of Nationalism." More Analysis Podcast: Austin, Texas Discovers Its Own Name Is Problematic In a quest to uproot Confederate names and statues, Austin, Texas, discovered the problematic legacy of Stephen F. Austin, who died before the Civil War. More News EPA: Key Air Pollutants Drop 73 Percent Since 1970 Americans who value clean air and robust economic growth do not need to make an either-or choice, according to the Environmental Protection Agency's new annual report on air quality. More News Facebook Says It Has Identified a Political Influence Campaign Aimed at Creating Left-Wing 'Resistance' Many of the named Facebook pages and accounts seem to espouse progressive or left-wing political messages. More Commentary Why People Keep Falling for Socialism, Despite the Evidence If I took some of your earnings to give to a poor person, I'd go to jail. If a congressman did the same thing, he'd be praised. More           The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at comments@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames@comcast.net. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.

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