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' cost figure is well-supported: the Mercatus Center estimated ~$3.26 trillion per year in added federal costs over the first decade, the CBO projected $1.5–$3.0 trillion more in federal health subsidies in 2030 alone, and the Urban Institute and CRFB placed 10-year federal cost increases at $32–$36 trillion. The 'higher income taxes' mechanism, however, is only one of several financing options modeled in the literature — Sanders' own financing document lists an employer pa…
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