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Because insurance doesn’t work like a normal product or good.
What ends up happening is they charge as much as they possibly can. The book “an American sickness” explains all the problems if you’re interested.
The ACA was never going to be great. It was the best that could get passed.
It wasn't the best that could get passed. The Dems had a super majority during Obama's 1st two years and could have gotten us Medicare for all, but Rahm Emmanuel blocked it.
Rahm wasn't the bad guy. He was one of many bad guys. The list of Democrats (politicians, not voters) who were actually for Medicare for all was smaller than the list who were actually against it. Not because it would be bad policy, but because $$$$.
lol ok. But somehow they never lack money for the MIC, etc. Dems are trash.
I guess I was unclear. I don't mean to say that the Dems are worried at all about spending money. I just meant that the Dems are worried about doing anything that might jeopardize that sweet, sweet donor cash.
Joe Lieberman blocked it. Rahm Emanuel was just the president’s chief of staff who tried to talk him out of it. Joe Lieberman was the senator from Connecticut, where all the old money lives.
Wow the dems really try soooo hard but there's always that one guy messing it up for everybody... Guess we just gotta vote harder next time. jfc.
Lieberman blocked the public option
Fuckin’ jowely Joe. Fucked us.
Nope. Even for the ~60 days they technically had it, they still had to contend with Senator Byrd being out of session due to health issues.
PBMS was a cool invention -- for corporate healthcare.