Not over whether it's fair to call Democrats socialists. Not over whether socialism has been good for Venezuela or some other faraway, unfortunate country. But no-kidding socialist policies right here in the United States.
The press attention to a new study of the costs of "Medicare-for-all," or universal health coverage paid for by the government that goes much further than Obamacare, is a sign that it is a live issue.
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Popularized by the socialist Bernie Sanders, Medicare-for-all is not just a fringy left-wing talking point anymore. It's a fringy plank of a growing element of the Democratic Party.