Bernie Sanders: ‘The Function of Health Care Should Not Be to Make Huge Profits for the Insurance Companies’

Sanders So the first ░░░░░░░░ you made is that ░░░░░░░░ is important for us ░░░░░░░░ do what the corporate ░░░░░░░░ often doesn t do ░░░░░░░░ take a look at ░░░░░░░░ s going on around ░░░░░░░░ rest of the world ░░░░░░░░ many wealthy countries You ░░░░░░░░ what I consider to ░░░░░░░░ maybe the most fundamental ░░░░░░░░ and that is health ░░░░░░░░ all right So If ░░░░░░░░ go out and poll ░░░░░░░░ and I do is ░░░░░░░░ care a human right ░░░░░░░░ every American be entitled ░░░░░░░░ health care whether they ░░░░░░░░ rich or poor young ░░░░░░░░ old And you know ░░░░░░░░ the American people say ░░░░░░░░ say Yeah we do ░░░░░░░░ that STEWART Right Sanders ░░░░░░░░ yet you ll have ░░░░░░░░ your point very few ░░░░░░░░ in Congress in the ░░░░░░░░ Party in the Republican ░░░░░░░░ who really say You ░░░░░░░░ health care is a ░░░░░░░░ right The function of ░░░░░░░░ care should not be ░░░░░░░░ make huge profits for ░░░░░░░░ insurance companies and the ░░░░░░░░ companies but to provide ░░░░░░░░ care to all people ░░░░░░░░ you know what That ░░░░░░░░ a hard thing to ░░░░░░░░ for any country on ░░░░░░░░ No system is perfect ░░░░░░░░ we have got to ░░░░░░░░ the premise health care ░░░░░░░░ a human right not ░░░░░░░░ a commodity for large ░░░░░░░░ to make money from ░░░░░░░░ you could do that ░░░░░░░░ people understood that they ░░░░░░░░ in a society in ░░░░░░░░ they had health care ░░░░░░░░ a human right that ░░░░░░░░ itself Jon would be ░░░░░░░░ profound transformation of people ░░░░░░░░ attitude toward government STEWART ░░░░░░░░ Sanders I cannot tell ░░░░░░░░ you know having run ░░░░░░░░ president you hold a ░░░░░░░░ meetings all over the ░░░░░░░░ hearing the heartbreak of ░░░░░░░░ who leave hospital hundreds ░░░░░░░░ thousands of dollars in ░░░░░░░░ And they go bankrupt ░░░░░░░░ they were dealing with ░░░░░░░░ Does anybody think that ░░░░░░░░ sense All right You ░░░░░░░░ we lose 60 000 ░░░░░░░░ a year because they ░░░░░░░░ t go to a ░░░░░░░░ when they should Meanwhile ░░░░░░░░ re spending twice as ░░░░░░░░ per person on health ░░░░░░░░ This is an issue ░░░░░░░░ are not even discussing ░░░░░░░░ alone figuring out how ░░░░░░░░ can go forward So ░░░░░░░░ answer your question if ░░░░░░░░ begins to deliver for ░░░░░░░░ they say Hey you ░░░░░░░░ what Maybe democracy works ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ involved If it doesn ░░░░░░░░ if it just delivers ░░░░░░░░ the rich Who the ░░░░░░░░ cares Why do I ░░░░░░░░ a democracy?’”