{"id":11648,"date":"2019-02-05T22:56:52","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T06:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/victorhanson.com\/wordpress\/?p=11648"},"modified":"2019-02-05T22:57:02","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T06:57:02","slug":"progressives-pulling-a-bait-and-switch-with-medicare-for-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/victorhanson.com\/wordpress\/progressives-pulling-a-bait-and-switch-with-medicare-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressives pulling a bait-and-switch with ‘Medicare for All’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Please read this piece by my colleague Paul Roderick Gregory in The Hill<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politicians are known to misrepresent themselves to get elected, but Sen. Bernie Sanders<\/a> (I-Vt.) is supposed to be an exception. It is said that he has remained true to his socialist convictions through thick and thin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surely, such a dedicated socialist can truthfully explain what socialism is. If not he, then Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-N.Y.), the influential newcomer to Congress and member of the Democratic Socialists of America<\/a> (DSA), could lend a hand. She must know what socialism is if Bernie won\u2019t speak up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prepare for a surprise. Sanders has consistently claimed that his socialism is a Scandinavian-type welfare state. He assures<\/a> voters that his socialism is comprised of free medicine and education and a fair distribution of income, nothing more, nothing less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ocasio-Cortez rattles on about giving things away free and that capitalism is rotten. If pressed, she turns to recipes and social-media tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the full article here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Please read this piece by my colleague Paul Roderick Gregory in The Hill Politicians are known to misrepresent themselves to get elected, but Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is supposed to be an exception. It is said that he has remained true to his socialist convictions through thick and thin. Surely, such a dedicated socialist can truthfully explain […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1215,1214,1167,1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p466Sb-31S","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11810,"url":"https:\/\/victorhanson.com\/wordpress\/how-socialist-is-bernie-sanders\/","url_meta":{"origin":11648,"position":0},"title":"How Socialist Is Bernie Sanders?","author":"victorhanson","date":"May 6, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Please read this piece by my colleague Paul Roderick Gregory published\u00a0by\u00a0Hoover\u00a0Institution The candidacy of Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination raises the real prospect of an avowed socialist as President of the United States. 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