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> The will of the people is clear I thought quite a lot of research showed that voters across the board are actually in favor of more Europe-style/better healt

by mercer 9y ago

> The will of the people is clear I thought quite a lot of research showed that voters across the board are actually in favor of more Europe-style/better health care policies, but that they vote against their own interests because of partisan issues/politics. If that's true, you might still be right in practice of course, but at the very least there's a bit more hope that things can change.

craftyguy 9y ago
And yet here we are..
- mercer 9y ago
  Yes?
- lkrubner 9y ago
  In a country where a law that is only supported by 17% of the public easily gets through the House and only fails in the Senate by a single vote.
closeparen 9y ago
>they vote against their own interests because of partisan issues/politics. This isn't like some temporary blemish on democracy, it is democracy. People have different opinions (partisanship) about what ought to happen in the public sphere (politics) and outcomes are dictated by the people's actual votes rather than expert opinion about their best interests. I'd be down for a technocrat philosopher-king, but that's not the world we live in. In fact, technocrats are being soundly rejected by both left and right.