The 11th Democratic Debate Produced A Stalemate
On Sunday March 15th, Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden took the debate stage. However, at the center stage, was the COVID — 19 virus. The podiums for the former Vice-President and the senator, were placed six feet apart and the debate occurred without an audience presence. The candidates even greeted each other with an elbow tap instead of a handshake. A huge chunk of the debate was spent discussing a response to the COVID — 19 virus and healthcare in general.
Joe Biden phrased the situation as a ‘War’ that needs to be addressed, stating:
What I would do is what we did in our administration. I would call a meeting in The Situation Room of all the experts in America dealing with this crisis. I would sit them down, and I would do exactly what we did then. What is it that we need? Listen to the experts. What do we need? With all due respect to Medicare for all, you have a single-payer system in Italy. It doesn’t work there. It has nothing to do with Medicare for all. That would not solve the problem at all. We can take care of that right now by making sure that no one has to pay for treatment, period, because of the crisis. No one has to pay for whatever drugs are needed, period, because of the crisis. No one has to pay for hospitalization because of the crisis, period.
