I don’t think that Bruce Jepsen really understands why in his words:
much is to be done to educate the public at large even as single payer supporters like Sens. Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris push Medicare for All on the campaign trail.
Read his piece at Forbes. It’s actually a pretty fair survey of some of the plans out there.
The reason is that only having a slogan maximizes support. You don’t need to get into analyzing, producing, or defending the messy details. Once you get into the messy details opposition will mobilize quickly.
That same principle applies to a broad swathe of hot-button political items including the Green New Deal and “comprehensive immigration reform”. Yes, there are plans out there but no omnibus plan, no “real” plan. It’s a nice strategy as long as you can make it work. It also provides the opportunity to draw yourself up to your full height and demand that your political opponents produce their plans. Playing defense is easier than offense.
They really do run the gamut – there are a few I wasn’t aware of.
IMO it would be nifty if would-be central planners actually had a wider breadth of knowledge about what government did and how it operated at various different levels. I guess not knowing is an advantage.