Fact-check: “Medicare for all would cost trillions a year that Americans would pay through higher income taxes”
Verdict: Partly True (72% confidence)
The 'trillions a year' figure is well-supported — CBO, Urban Institute, Mercatus, and CRFB all estimate Medicare for All would add $2.5–$3.5 trillion or more annually in federal costs, so that part is accurate. But the 'through higher income taxes' framing is where the claim oversimplifies: income tax is one possible funding mechanism among many (payroll taxes, wealth taxes, corporate taxes, a value-added tax), Sanders's own financing plan does not rely primarily on broad income taxes, and CRFB…
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