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In reply to the discussion: As a Bernie guy [View all]betsuni
(29,013 posts)I know Medicare for All with no private insurance, cancel all student loan debt, but otherwise? What concrete policies of Bernie's has Biden adopted?
Lower Pharma prices, dental, vision Medicare coverage are Democratic policies. Higher minimum wage but not enough votes for it nationally (the Fight for Fifteen movement started in 2012 and gained momentum in the country, Bernie adopted their number). Medicare for All has been around for decades. Green New Deal was something Obama ran on, name was coined by Thomas Friedman. Union support, regulating industry, paid leave, worker's rights. Nothing new. It's just not all or nothing because Democrats don't have large enough majorities in Congress to pass things. I don't understand. Legislature must be passed before anything happens, that's politics, that's the job.