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[–] Krono@lemmy.today 7 points 3 days ago

Obama was handed a Democratic supermajority, but the dems dropped the idea of a public option right away.

The Dems couldn't hurt their real constituents: the insurance companies. Obamacare was a huge boon to the health insurance industry and their shareholders.

I remember the details quite vividly, as the medical bankruptcy that destroyed my life was started pre-ACA, but finalized post-ACA.