October 29, 2026 - 9:00 pm

The promise of government-provided health care and other social programs without premiums, deductibles or co-pays has a powerful appeal. However, politicians promoting Democratic Socialism rarely answer a key question: What will it actually cost, and how will we pay for it?

To understand what these promises mean for middle-income families, we need to look beyond the sales pitch and examine the numbers.

The Democratic nominee for the Senate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, recently said about universal health care that “it is guaranteed health insurance from cradle to the moment you pass away. It comes without premiums or co-pay for deductions. It guarantees you care when you need it. This is a level of security we have never known in the United States.”

Any country that has adopted some version of national health care proves it does not work as the advocates promise.…