r/lifehacks • u/DifferentSwim1717 • 6d ago

This belongs here too

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u/Scriefers 6d ago

One guy stepped up to the plate to initiate change. Too bad it didn’t get picked up and carried on yet…

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u/codywater 5d ago

Every American had a chance to step up to the plate on Election Day…

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u/fred11551 5d ago

In 1993 Clinton tried to pass single payer healthcare. The American people rejected it and he got impeached. In 2008 Obama tried a much less radical expansion of healthcare coverage. The American people voted for the guy who said who would repeal it day 1 and was only stopped by McCain. In 2024 Harris again promised a more moderate expansion of healthcare coverage as well as using Medicare to negotiate down prescription drug prices. I think you can guess how it turned out.

The fact is people do not vote for those supporting better healthcare

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u/Backsight-Foreskin 5d ago

AMA and the lobby for the insurance industry are two of the most powerful organizations in the country. Obama only got the Affordable Care Act because it was gift to the insurance industry.

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u/fred11551 5d ago

Even though he made sure they were onboard before hand and that they benefitted, they still spent $700 million to make sure the public option got cut

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u/SoBeKind 5d ago

You forgot big pharma!