Bernie Sanders Gives Blunt Answer When Asked if He Will Raise Taxes

Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders gave a very blunt answer Monday night when asked at the CNN town hall in Des Moines, Iowa, if he would raise taxes if elected president.

.@BernieSanders: "We will raise taxes" https://t.co/avxdNOphmH #DemTownHallhttps://t.co/XE1BrlA7eU

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CNN anchor and town hall moderator Chris Cuomo had asked Sanders if he would raise taxes to help pay for his "Medicare for all" program, also commonly referred to as a single-payer program.

"Just to be clear, you are going to raise taxes to do this?" Cuomo asked the Vermont senator.

"Yes, we will raise taxes. Yes we will," Sanders responded. "But also, let us be clear, because there's a little bit of disingenunity out there, we may raise taxes but we are also going to eliminate private health insurance premiums for individuals and for business."

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