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Louis Staples
Mar 09, 2020
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Bernie Sanders is a big fan of free healthcare.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last four years, you’ll know that universal healthcare is Sanders' biggest passion. He lives for it.
So it’s little surprise that the Vermont senator and presidential candidate went on Twitter to make clear that, in the event that a coronavirus vaccine is made available, it should be free to all.
Once a vaccine for coronavirus is developed, it should be free.— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1583698803
You’d think that most people would believe that healthcare is a human right and the idea of a free vaccine would be completely uncontroversial.
But of course, this is America we’re talking about. (You know, the land “of the free” where absolutely nothing is actually free).
Depressingly, Sanders has inundated replies by angry Americans who think that the vaccine shouldn’t be free. This seems pretty suspect seeing as we already know around 20 million Americans don’t have health insurance.
Sanders was called a "communist" for insisting that any future vaccine should be free.
@BernieSanders I'm not surprised you never had a steady paycheck until you reach the age of 40. You're a bum...— Political Dissident (@Political Dissident) 1583699224
@BernieSanders Nothing is ever free, Bernie.— The🐰FOO (@The🐰FOO) 1583707352
Wow, nothing riles MAGA Twitter up quite like the suggestion that something should be free.
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