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Opinion roundup from the Right: Trump’s tax plan; Sanders’ Medicare for All; Burns’ ‘Vietnam’

Suspected Viet Cong soldier carrying a Russian-made rifle, awaiting interrogation. August 25, 1965. Credit: Courtesy of The Associated Press
Suspected Viet Cong soldier carrying a Russian-made rifle, awaiting interrogation. August 25, 1965. Credit: Courtesy of The Associated Press
By Debbie Lord for The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Sept 18, 2017

A roundup of editorials Monday includes a look at President Donald Trump’s plans for tax cuts; Sen. Bernie Sanders’ plan for “Medicare for All” and Ken Burns’ new documentary, “The Vietnam War.”

Here are some opinions from the right.

1. Ken Burns' new vietnam documentary 'A powerful booster shot'

From George Will: “The Vietnam War” reminds viewers of the lunacy of blindly going into a war thousands of miles away from home.

2. Trump turnaround puts new tax-cut writing on the wall

From Real Clear Politics: President Donald Trump is committed to a tax cut that will benefit middle-class wage earners.

3. Sanders' 'Medicare for All': A snare and a delusion

From The Chicago Tribune: Steve Chapman warns of the fallacy of Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare for All” program that would offer “no more co-pays, no more deductibles and no more fighting with insurance companies when they fail to pay for charges.”

Click here to read some opinions from the left. 

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