Article snippet: Sen. MORE’s “Medicare for All” funding plan has come under fire from her rivals for the Democratic nomination, but some in her own party say her framing of the issue could ease the concerns of centrist voters. The Massachusetts senator and leading Democratic presidential candidate said when she released her funding plan earlier this month that it “doesn’t raise middle-class taxes by one penny.” She estimated that Medicare for All would require $20.5 trillion in federal spending and said that would be paid for with taxes that would directly fall on employers, corporations, wealthy individuals and financial institutions. For Democratic strategists, Warren's approach could be a way to soothe voters' worries about Medicare for All while advancing key progressive ideas. “The fact that she has devised a plan that would benefit middle class Americans without taxing [them] is certainly reassuring to a lot of people,” said Brad Bannon, a Democratic strategist who isn’t working for any of the presidential campaigns. “What Warren’s plan does is giving voters bold change without raising middle class taxes,” Bannon added. The plan has stoked controversy, with some critics questioning Warren's claims that it will avoid raising taxes on the middle class. A key component is payments that employers would make to the federal government, estimated to raise $8.8 trillion. Some policy experts say that Warren’s proposed employer contribution is a tax that would ultimately be paid by w... Link to the full article to read more