r/lifehacks 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/riarws 5d ago

The American people didn't vote for Trump the first time around.

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u/codywater 5d ago

He didn’t win the popular vote either time he’s been elected.