for all. 43% oppose it. amy klobuchar was just saying you can be progressive and be practical at the same time. what is your take here? who is handling this issue best? and if the majority of people want this at 54%, why are they struggling to come up with a clear position on it for in some. well, i think the polls show us something that isn t so much about health care but that is about human beings and voters and candidates. voters like authentic people, people who take a position because they believe it and stick with it. so if you look at bernie sanders, he s never wavered on medicare for all. and joe biden is one of the architects with president obama of the affordable care act. and he stood firm on that. senator warren never would admit in the beginning how she was going to pay for health care. and now is a little bit tracking back. i think that makes people uncomfortable. americans know health care is complicated, and they want somebody at the helm who has a kind of very commit
neil cavuto as pete teed up a moment ago and said give me a break. if the government didn t help me the government did everything they could to stop me from being successful and you know, to hear this nonsense, look at her. how much moneys is she worth today and what the hell did she do to get that money? did she work the way i worked? i doubt it very much. my parents were russian immigrants, poor as possibly could be. who would ever dream i could a achieve what i ve achieved in my life today, only because this is america and only in america could you do that. yeah. and so look that might be one of the reasons she s been sinking. even some democrats are like come on, really. there was a time when elizabeth warren was surging. then she decided to go all-in on medicare for all, $52 trillion, trying look people in the face and seriously try to claim she wasn t going to have to raise taxes on the middle class. she s been all over the p map on
that family makes $16,000 a year. that family is paying $12,000 a year for health care, 20% of their income. i m the only guy that s not interrupted tonight. i m going to interrupt now. it cost $30 trillion. $30 trillion over ten years. some say it costs $20 trillion. some say it costs $40 trillion. the idea that you ll be able to save that person making $60,000 a year, on medicare for all, is absolutely preposterous. fidelity found that rising health care costs is one of the trials americans have going into the new year. the term wine cave getting a lot of buzz after the debates. will it continue to resonate through the primaries and cau s caucuses? we discuss, next. - do you have a box of video tapes, film reels, or photos,
it might not take shape until super tuesday. health care could be an exchange on that. and let s listen. joe s plan, essentially, reretain the at the us the quo. that s not true. that s exactly true. thank you. and by the way, joe, under your plan you asked how are we going to pay for it? under your plan, i will tell you how we re paying for it right now. the average worker in america, their family makes $60,000 a year. that family is now paying $12,000 a year for health care, 20% of the income. i m the only guy that s not interrupted here. i m going to interrupt now. it costs $30 trillion. let s get that straight. $30 trillion over ten years. some say it costs $20 trillion. some say it costs $40 trillion. the idea that you will be able to save that person making $60,000 a year, on medicare for all, is absolutely preposterous.
here s how i approach this. i want to do the most good i can for the most people as quickly as possible. on day one, i m going to attack the prices on commonly-used drugs like epipens and insulin and bring down those prices. the president can do that. saying this. all by herself. and i will do it. i m going to make available to people for a full healthcare coverage for 135 million people. it ll be at no cost at all. and they can opt into that system. i think we will pass a medicare for all, single-payer system. and i will introduce that legislation in my first week in office. when the american people understand that medicare for all expands medicare to cover home healthcare, dental care, eyeglasses, and hearing aids. and does it at a cost far, far lower than what some of my