HI, @
Investigator. I just wanted to comment on some of your statements.
I assume you that you are making two assumptions here. One, that deficits are bad, and Two, that Medicare-for-all will be more expensive than what we have now.
First, deficits are not necessarily bad. I owe the bank a quarter million dollars but I'm not in financial trouble; it's all about what you get for that deficit. In any case, sovereign states that can print money are not in the same category as households, and they can by definition never go bankrupt in debts which are denominated in their own currency.
Second, here is a bit about what shifting to Medicare-for-all might mean, in terms of savings from lower medical and drug prices:
http://cepr.net/blogs/beat-the-press...or-all-battles. Bear in mind that other wealthy countries do have Medicare-for-all, and they are not going broke.
The statement that taxing the rich will cause America to stop standing is bizarre to me. You do realize that the money gained by taxing the rich will go into the pockets of the rest of Americans, right? How will making the middle class richer cause America to "fall"? Will we lose the world race for the biggest yacht?
Also, I assume you know that the government doesn't tax people in order to get operating income. The government prints money, for Christ's sake. They take those tax dollars that you send them on April 15 and shovel them into a furnace somewhere. They don't need to tax in order to spend.
The government taxes for two reasons. The first is to give the paper that they print some value, and the second is to remove money from the system when the system starts to overheat (inflate) from too much printing. You are an ILI. You should know this stuff. It is fundamental to knowing about money.
Bernie does seem to have a hard time selling his ideas.
I think Biden will be elected. Whether he can improve things or not remains to be seen.