This is the tragic half-truth espoused by the corporate media claiming there are two sides to this issue.

Every time, they fail to complete the statement: “…give up private, but Medicare coverage will be better

Hope this is for real, not only would it be a legendary dust up, but Francis really deserves that bag for sticking his neck out for fighter pay/benefits like he did.

Cool, thank you!

Oh hey, it’s Rich Evans, from the Ellen Show!

That’s such a great point. It’s not like single payer would close down private insurance companies. The truth is they would just become redundant and people would realize they’re not needed, then choose to stop wasting their money on them…unless they can pivot their business to provide additional and desirable service beyond what people get from universal coverage.