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→Campaign and position developments: Medicare for All =
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 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>
Elizabeth O’Connor of The Hill states, "Buttigieg’s plan would automatically enroll anyone in the public option who is uninsured...and physicians who see an uninsured patient would be reimbursed by the government. But if you know that the government will cover your bill if you are uninsured, why would you pay the premiums for your employee or private insurance plan?.. With an increase in people on the same health care system — remember, the goal of Buttigieg’s plan is Medicare for All — there will be less access to services for everyone."<ref>Elizabeth O’Connor (02/16/20) [https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/483317-medicare-for-all-will-turn-into-health-care-for-none 'Medicare for All' will turn into health care for none] The Hill. Retrieved 02/16/20</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.
*While himself acting as a proxy servant of the devil, on February 8 Buttigieg said religious conservatives are making a “deal with the devil” so that the federal judiciary can be stacked with nominees from a Republican president, thereby inferring that President Trump is as the devil.
*While himself acting as a proxy servant of the devil, on February 8 Buttigieg said religious conservatives are making a “deal with the devil” so that the federal judiciary can be stacked with nominees from a Republican president, thereby inferring that President Trump is as the devil.
“Does anybody really think that religious conservatives view Donald Trump as a religious [figure]?” Mr. Buttigieg said. “They’re riding a tiger, they’re making a deal with the devil knowing that they can get certain objectives met on the bench.”<ref>David Sherfinski, February 8, 2020.[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/8/pete-buttigieg-religious-conservatives-making-deal Pete Buttigieg: Religious conservatives making a 'deal with the devil' for federal judiciary] The Washington Times - Saturday, Retrieved 02/09/20</ref>
“Does anybody really think that religious conservatives view Donald Trump as a religious [figure]?” Mr. Buttigieg said. “They’re riding a tiger, they’re making a deal with the devil knowing that they can get certain objectives met on the bench.”<ref>David Sherfinski, February 8, 2020.[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/8/pete-buttigieg-religious-conservatives-making-deal Pete Buttigieg: Religious conservatives making a 'deal with the devil' for federal judiciary] The Washington Times - Saturday, Retrieved 02/09/20</ref>
===Buttigieg and biased or fake news reporting===
===Buttigieg and biased or fake news reporting===
:{{See also|Fake news}}
:{{See also|Fake news}}