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I hate Trump and am glad he was voted out, but you have to give him his dues. This is 100% his doing, through executive action. The Dems could have done this b

I hate Trump and am glad he was voted out, but you have to give him his dues. This is 100% his doing, through executive action. The Dems could have done this but never did. It’s just another example of how neither side of the aisle is truly on your side.

system2 4y ago
All politicians are crooks. Left or right, doesn't matter. They are both accepting bribery under "lobbying".
- refurb 4y ago
  So when EFF goes and talks to their Senator to ask (“lobby”) for privacy laws you call that “bribery”?
- ipnon 4y ago
  This seems like a perilous line of thinking: If all politicians are crooks, then we should get rid of politicians. Without politicians, we either have anarchy or dictatorship. Politicians don't seem so bad at that point.
  - caramelcustard 4y ago
    "All politicians are crooks" is often used as a way to discourage the public from participating in any sort of politics. Outside of this threads context – don't take it that seriously.
arwhatever 4y ago
As I understand it from news articles a few months back, the Biden administration was letting the enforcement of Trump’s healthcare price transparency law really slip. And it was severely under reported. Recommend sending Biden a message (I guess via whitehouse.gov) that you’re tracking this issue.
legitster 4y ago
The price transparency rule was actually an ACA provision. It just got tied up in legal limbo for a long period. It was finalized during the Trump administration, but in no way should he get 100% of the credit.
- remflight 4y ago
  No that’s not what happened. Obama came up with a toothless proposal and once ACA was passed he didn’t push further because he didn’t want to piss of the AHA. So it languished for 6 years with no movement. Trump came in a added it with an executive decision, and it was then that there were legal challenges that were denied. And that’s how we got here. Like I said, Trump is the worst president of all time but give him his dues when he deserves them. This is one of them.

system2 4y ago

All politicians are crooks. Left or right, doesn't matter. They are both accepting bribery under "lobbying".

refurb 4y ago
So when EFF goes and talks to their Senator to ask (“lobby”) for privacy laws you call that “bribery”?
ipnon 4y ago
This seems like a perilous line of thinking: If all politicians are crooks, then we should get rid of politicians. Without politicians, we either have anarchy or dictatorship. Politicians don't seem so bad at that point.
- caramelcustard 4y ago
  "All politicians are crooks" is often used as a way to discourage the public from participating in any sort of politics. Outside of this threads context – don't take it that seriously.

arwhatever 4y ago

As I understand it from news articles a few months back, the Biden administration was letting the enforcement of Trump’s healthcare price transparency law really slip. And it was severely under reported. Recommend sending Biden a message (I guess via whitehouse.gov) that you’re tracking this issue.

legitster 4y ago

The price transparency rule was actually an ACA provision. It just got tied up in legal limbo for a long period. It was finalized during the Trump administration, but in no way should he get 100% of the credit.

remflight 4y ago
No that’s not what happened. Obama came up with a toothless proposal and once ACA was passed he didn’t push further because he didn’t want to piss of the AHA. So it languished for 6 years with no movement. Trump came in a added it with an executive decision, and it was then that there were legal challenges that were denied. And that’s how we got here. Like I said, Trump is the worst president of all time but give him his dues when he deserves them. This is one of them.