Okay, instead of just attacking it I'll try and give a counter argument. Feel free to use this if you see this article on facebook etc.

1) The biggest argument is that Berniecare wouldn't be able to reduce costs as predicted. This is a weird argument considering our modeling of universal healthcare after other countries in the world. Look at this break down of costs, do you really think bernie could only cut prescription drug costs by fifth? We would be the largest buying power in the world and our negotiating power would be endless. The US would have no problem getting drugs the same price that places like Canada does. All of which cost cut costs between 50%-90%.

2) He talks about the burden on families. If you're currently paying for health insurance then this will downright save you money. Health insurance is extremely expensive today and deductibles are getting out of hand. 2.2% will be much cheaper than the thousands of dollars people are currently spending. And it should be noted it is 2.2% post deductions of taxable income. For a lot of families this number is pretty low. The savings are almost guaranteed.

3) He argues that a 6.2% payroll tax on businesses would cut into wages by 6.2%. This is a ridiculous notion which doesn't take into account the fact that these companies would save huge sums of money by not paying for insurance. 6.2% is a huge saving, so theoretically it would either helping the companies bottom line or people's paychecks will go up (probably the first one).

4) His primary argument is that the ACA is the premium form of universal health care coverage. This is ludicrous. When there is a profit generating company between people and their healthcare it hurts consumers. Health insurance companies aren't our friends and they try to swindle people out of coverage how ever possible (there is a reason we had to outlaw not giving health insurance to people with pre-existing conditions). My family had our business burn down almost 2 years ago (deemed 100% not our fault) and we haven't seen a single dollar yet from the insurance industry because they are fighting paying us.

5) Look at this memo by Gerald Friedman, Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He breaks down the costs and the savings of universal healthcare.