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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
by 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 agoWhy 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 agoWell in a country where company lobbying is legal, it's very debatable if political parties are really defending the interests of people.
- mthoms 6y agoA 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 agoIt'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 agoTo 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...