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That's a very good point, but what congress did in the months after extreme, national emergencies (bombing of Pearl Harbor, 9/11, etc.) shows that they can move
by Overtonwindow 4y ago
That's a very good point, but what congress did in the months after extreme, national emergencies (bombing of Pearl Harbor, 9/11, etc.) shows that they can move quickly when they want to.
As for paying, it depends on the issue. Laws stopping predatory lending practices overcame the banking industry; the ACA probably overcame spending by the insurance industry.
So I don't fully agree that they can move quickly when they're paid to, but money almost certainly moves congress on smaller issues, and those that go by unnoticed.
- jjj123 4y agoJust want to mention that the ACA actually increased insurance premium revenue [1]. It’s not that the law overcame lobbying, the law was transformed by lobbying into something palatable for the insurance industry. 1: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2016/jul/how-has-affordable-care-act-affected-health-insurers-financial https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2...