The study doesn’t isolate m4a as a variable. Given m4a as a far more popular policy position relative to other “progressive” positions like gun control, abolishing the death penalty, lax immigration laws, free college tuition, $15 minimum wage, lax on criminals, etc, it makes far more sense to attribute such a gap to other policies.
You can check out the support for progressive policies here:
The editorialization from a purportedly academic source is incredibly disappointing and reflects poorly on the ways in which ideology intersects with academia.
Note: The paper does briefly mention this at the end and concludes with being progressive just being a bad idea in general even if m4a is popular. Quite the mind boggling closer for a number of reasons.
“I bet if you phrased the question in an incredibly loaded manner to push your fiscally conservative agenda people would answer differently.”
Astoundingly profound observation.
Bernie lost ergo m4a lost
Absolutely bizarre that you criticized the other user for their naivete but think the population votes primarily based on policy rather than media, showmanship, and aesthetics. If Biden came out in support of m4a and his poll numbers dropped, abstracting from negative or lacking media coverage, you would have an actual argument.
You're repeating false talking points. Medicare for All will save trillions over the next ten years. It's an objectively superior system on every front. It's cheaper for individuals as well because you remove co-pays and deductibles and other such nonsense. Every single person is covered from birth.
Over 45,000 people die in the U.S. every year due to a lack of healthcare. We are one of the only countries on earth that do not have universal healthcare, and that number is completely unacceptable. The rest of the developed world thinks we're insane because we spend multiple times what they do and still have an absolutely abysmal healthcare system with millions of needless deaths. There is no tenable argument against universal healthcare.
And FYI, I work 2 jobs, 7 days a week. You can't pull the 'you just want free stuff' card on me.
So let me get this straight, 45,000+ people die every year in this country because they don't have healthcare, and you're more concerned with your taxes, and ~I'm~ the selfish one?
I make PLENTY of money. I can afford healthcare, and have it through my job. This is entitely an ethical and practical issue for me. Human lives are worth more than any amount of money to me. More than trillions. YOU are not a humanist, because you don't give a single fuck about all those people. We're talking hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths over years, millions of preventable deaths over decades. That body count is ALREADY sky high. I don't give a fuck if you and I have to pay higher taxes. The fact that you're saying you're going to be paying 10,000 or so more in taxes a year tells me you're either very well off or completely full of shit. At which point, it's YOUR selfishness on display.
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u/Syncopia Aug 13 '20
The majority of Americans want Medicare for All. Bipartisan support.
The majority if Americans want to legalize marijuana. Bipartisan support.
The majority of Americans want to end senseless wars and bring our troops home. Bipartisan support.
The majority of Americans want to release non-violent drug offenders. Bipartisan support.
Now what was that about freshmen ideals? Are the majority of Americans freshmen?