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Don't bat an eye? Healthcare has been the largest debate in this country for the last 8 years.

dimitrios1 6y ago
Yes. Change is slow. Also it's not like those old farts in the congressional seats lift their pens to write laws. They have a team of policy wonks that do that for them. They just present it in the respective chambers to play along with the charade. If you email your senator directly, it's going to be a staffer that fields the email, addresses your concerns, types up a response, and signs the senator's name in the signature. Anyone who has lived on the Hill for any amount of time know what really makes this country churn, and it isn't the public faces.
munk-a 6y ago
Yea - but the majority of Americans want a policy like what Sanders was offering (Medicare for All) and neither major political party is on board with it - that's sort of par for the course of how US policy decisions look like - generally the US has gone with policies that don't actually gain majority support instead favoring the will of special interest groups.
- jhawk28 6y ago
  Why do you think the majority of Americans want Sanders' policy? If neither major party are onboard with medicare for all, then that would be a strong indication that the majority of Americans do NOT want what he is offering.
  - dcarmo 6y ago
    Well in a country where company lobbying is legal, it's very debatable if political parties are really defending the interests of people.
  - mthoms 6y ago
    A majority do seem to support the general idea of "Medicare For All". https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/28/most-americans-now-support-medicare-for-all-and-free-college-tuition.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/28/most-americans-now-support-m... https://www.kff.org/slideshow/public-opinion-on-single-payer-national-health-plans-and-expanding-access-to-medicare-coverage/ https://www.kff.org/slideshow/public-opinion-on-single-payer...
  - ibrault 6y ago
    It's just a simple fact of polling. Your conclusion also completely ignores the influence of money and lobbying in setting party platform and policy.
- drak0n1c 6y ago
  To clarify, people polled were specifically in favor of adding a public option, not so much for regulating or abolishing private options. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/medicare-for-all-isnt-that-popular-even-among-democrats/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/medicare-for-all-isnt-t...

Yes. Change is slow. Also it's not like those old farts in the congressional seats lift their pens to write laws. They have a team of policy wonks that do that for them. They just present it in the respective chambers to play along with the charade. If you email your senator directly, it's going to be a staffer that fields the email, addresses your concerns, types up a response, and signs the senator's name in the signature. Anyone who has lived on the Hill for any amount of time know what really makes this country churn, and it isn't the public faces.

munk-a 6y ago

Yea - but the majority of Americans want a policy like what Sanders was offering (Medicare for All) and neither major political party is on board with it - that's sort of par for the course of how US policy decisions look like - generally the US has gone with policies that don't actually gain majority support instead favoring the will of special interest groups.

jhawk28 6y ago
Why do you think the majority of Americans want Sanders' policy? If neither major party are onboard with medicare for all, then that would be a strong indication that the majority of Americans do NOT want what he is offering.
- dcarmo 6y ago
  Well in a country where company lobbying is legal, it's very debatable if political parties are really defending the interests of people.
- mthoms 6y ago
  A majority do seem to support the general idea of "Medicare For All". https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/28/most-americans-now-support-medicare-for-all-and-free-college-tuition.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/28/most-americans-now-support-m... https://www.kff.org/slideshow/public-opinion-on-single-payer-national-health-plans-and-expanding-access-to-medicare-coverage/ https://www.kff.org/slideshow/public-opinion-on-single-payer...
- ibrault 6y ago
  It's just a simple fact of polling. Your conclusion also completely ignores the influence of money and lobbying in setting party platform and policy.
drak0n1c 6y ago
To clarify, people polled were specifically in favor of adding a public option, not so much for regulating or abolishing private options. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/medicare-for-all-isnt-that-popular-even-among-democrats/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/medicare-for-all-isnt-t...