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Sanders pushes universal health cover in Congress
Left-wing US Senator Bernie Sanders tabled new legislation on Tuesday that would provide government health insurance to all citizens.
The proposal by the former presidential hopeful — who lost out to Establishment favourite Hillary Clinton in last year’s Democratic primaries — would effectively expand the present Medicare scheme for pensioners to cover everyone.
Taxes would be determined by income, with the poorest paying nothing but the rich and profitable corporations contributing at higher rates.
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