• Not_mikey@slrpnk.net
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    8 hours ago

    It was literally mitt Romneys Healthcare plan from Massachusetts. They didn’t even get a public option. It was the bare minimum because dems didnt want to mess with the insurance companies that line there pockets.

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      8 hours ago

      It was literally mitt Romneys Healthcare plan from Massachusetts.

      I don’t care who gets the credit for the original model. Most Americans had FAR less healthcare options before the ACA.

      They didn’t even get a public option. It was the bare minimum because dems didnt want to mess with the insurance companies that line there pockets.

      You’re complaining about how it could be better. Do you not remember what life was like BEFORE the ACA?

      • Being denied for a preexisting condition?
      • Basic wellness care like mammograms not covered?
      • Swiss cheese independent coverage chocked full of “gotcha” exclusions?

      Could it be better? Sure. Was it so much better than the NOTHING we had before? Absolutely!

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        6 hours ago

        bud, that was 16 years ago and the situation has only worsened. maybe its time to stop trotting it out as some grand thing the democrats did and focus on what they’re doing today? which is essentially nothing.

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          6 hours ago

          and focus on what they’re doing today?

          You mean like the recovery of the country from COVID with the American Rescue Plan Act, or Inflation Reduction Act, the CHIPs act, Student loan forgiveness? How about repeal of the homophobic “Defense of Marriage Act”? Maybe the Honoring our PACT Act which finally recognized the conditions we put our troops in and covering their health needs resulting from that exposure? Those kind of things?

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            4 hours ago

            Wow! and americans day to day finances havent improved at all! Imagine doing all that and still having people struggling… I wonder…

            Lets go down the list shall we?

            CHIPs act: surprise a bipartisan corporate give away.
            American Rescue Plan Act: corporate give away mixed with one time stimulus for americans.
            Inflation Reduction Act: I actually liked this bill mostly too bad it does nothing for the majority of americans w/ respect to inflation and cost of living.
            Student loan forgiveness: oh you mean the thing biden has slow walked, only managing to clear 9% in 4 years, and is the direct architect of causing? oh you mean the man who also resumed payments for them despite record inflation?
            Defense of Marriage Act: yup wonderful, good job dems! the only thing that doesn’t negatively impact your corporate donors you got done!
            Honoring our PACT Act: Oh you mean health care in america is fucking horrible? color me surprised, yet another excuse to not actually fix our health care system.

            seriously man. think about these things before you post them. I’m not opposed to many of these bills but NONE of them improve the general well being of the american worker or their families.

            Do people still need to worry about their health coverage if they lose their jobs? Yes? oh.
            Do people still need to work multiple jobs to make ends meet in many areas? Yes? oh.
            Do people still have no protections for medical, family, vacation? Yes? oh.
            Do people still have to go into massive debt for an education? Yes? oh.
            Do sexual orientations still have no protections within the workplace? yes? oh.

            Until the democrats begin addressing these issues for working americans they won’t have the support of myself or individuals like me. Don’t even get me fucking started on the widespread genocidal support, moral bankruptcy, and graft within the party.

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              4 hours ago

              I’m not opposed to many of these bills but NONE of them improve the general well being of the american worker or their families.

              You have a very specific definition of any legislative success. You have a very defined view (regardless if I agree with it or not).

              Can you tell me when the last time any level of legislation was passed by any party that would meet your version of success? The only thing I can think of that would meet your very high bar is FDR with the New Deal and other efforts FDR did with the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority). Do you have something more recent that 1939?

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                4 hours ago

                You have a very specific definition of any legislative success.

                Not particularly, as I said I believe some of those bills were decent successes, but they wont win votes from working americans. When it comes to winning votes and enacting change you need to accomplish demonstrable improvements to our lives. And yes that list will continuously change as more and more things are improved. That’s a good thing.

                Do you have something more recent that 1939?

                smile do you? do you see the problem with the fact you need to go back that far to find anything that helps American’s that you think I’ll accept. The list I mentioned above isn’t some unattainable goal. many countries already have accomplished these things for their people.