It's ONE of the MOST Difficult things to Tell people their Monthly costs will LOWER! Be LESS! SAVE Money! I cant' even do it!

Selling a good thing like Medicare for all is a skills issue at this point. And if we keep hiring Democrats who lack that level of communication skills, then don't blame the voters for failing to know what is at stake.

It's one of those things that boggles me. People will happily hundreds of dollars a month for a 'service' they barely use and is notorious for finding ways to not honor providing the service for any number of reasons.

But the second you rephrase it as a tax, even a tax that would cost them less and provide them better services, they just don't want any part of it and cling to the broken model like any kind of tax is an impediment of their rights.

This is why the idea of "Medicare for those who want it" seems appealing to me. Until you reach a certain threshold (say, 70%), make both the tax and benefits optional.

It's not optimal by any stretch but it's easier to sell it as an optional tax and benefit.