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*On December 2, the Republican National Committee Research Team published a video clip of a video Buttigieg telling a women in Spanish that under his proposed "Medicare for All"  government health plan, the opportunity to buy this subsidized plan would be for everyone regardless of their immigration status.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/02/in-spanish-mayor-pete-buttigieg-promises-government-health-care-for-illegal-immigrants/ Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Sunday told a Hispanic worker in South Carolina that illegal immigrants would have access to government-funded health care if he was elected president.] Breitbart News, Retrieved 12/04/19</ref>

*On December 2, the Republican National Committee Research Team published a video clip of a video Buttigieg telling a women in Spanish that under his proposed "Medicare for All"  government health plan, the opportunity to buy this subsidized plan would be for everyone regardless of their immigration status.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/12/02/in-spanish-mayor-pete-buttigieg-promises-government-health-care-for-illegal-immigrants/ Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Sunday told a Hispanic worker in South Carolina that illegal immigrants would have access to government-funded health care if he was elected president.] Breitbart News, Retrieved 12/04/19</ref>

Buttigieg clarified that his "Medicare for All" (presently) means for all who want it (at taxpayer expense) versus the  full version of Sanders and Warren that replaces private insurance.<ref>Peter Sullivan  (10/25/19). [https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/467478-buttigieg-i-never-believed-in-medicare-for-all-that-ends-private-insurance Buttigieg: I 'never believed' in 'Medicare for All' that ends private insurance] The Hill,  Retrieved Tuesday, 01/21/20</ref> Yahoo Finance columnist  Rick Newman warned that a variety of analyses estimate that at least $3 trillion in new spending would be required for Medicare for All, which amounts to approximately as much as the tax revenue the government presently receives,. now.<ref> Rick Newman (October 28, 2019). [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-democratic-plan-for-a-42-national-sales-tax-202549219.html Why Medicare for All could come with a 42% national sales tax] Yahoo Finance,  Retrieved Tuesday, 01/21/20</ref>  

Buttigieg clarified that his "Medicare for All" (presently) means for all who want it (at taxpayer expense) versus the  full version of Sanders and Warren that replaces private insurance.<ref>Peter Sullivan  (10/25/19). [https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/467478-buttigieg-i-never-believed-in-medicare-for-all-that-ends-private-insurance Buttigieg: I 'never believed' in 'Medicare for All' that ends private insurance] The Hill,  Retrieved Tuesday, 01/21/20</ref> Yahoo Finance columnist  Rick Newman warned that a variety of analyses estimate that at least $3 trillion in new spending would be required for Medicare for All, which amounts to approximately as much as the tax revenue the government presently receives.<ref> Rick Newman (October 28, 2019). [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-democratic-plan-for-a-42-national-sales-tax-202549219.html Why Medicare for All could come with a 42% national sales tax] Yahoo Finance,  Retrieved Tuesday, 01/21/20</ref>  

*Buttigieg has proposed an aging and retirement plan, termed "Long-Term Care America."  Under which spending plan benefits worth $90 per day would be provided for seniors over age 65 who require assistance for two or more activities of daily living, and would continue for as long they needed care. The plan would require massive amounts of new entitlement spending and is criticized as being akin to Title VIII of Obamacare, which established the "Community Living Assistance Services and Supports" (CLASS) program.   

*Buttigieg has proposed an aging and retirement plan, termed "Long-Term Care America."  Under which spending plan benefits worth $90 per day would be provided for seniors over age 65 who require assistance for two or more activities of daily living, and would continue for as long they needed care. The plan would require massive amounts of new entitlement spending and is criticized as being akin to Title VIII of Obamacare, which established the "Community Living Assistance Services and Supports" (CLASS) program.