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Are you under 30? I ask because I wonder if you had to get your own health insurance prior to the ACA passage. I disagree with your premise about healthcare. If
by throwaway5752 2y ago
Are you under 30? I ask because I wonder if you had to get your own health insurance prior to the ACA passage. I disagree with your premise about healthcare. If you don't remember the dreaded "gap in coverage" or "pre-existing condition", then you might not appreciate how much has been accomplished for improving healthcare. It didn't solve everything, clearly, but things are much better than they were 20 years ago.
Beyond that, saying "there are still problems, why didn't one party fix them" is a little unrealistic when another party has shared power and actively fought them. You might want to research the circumstances around Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, the FY25 Education Appropriations Bill... there are a lot of examples if you look into it. The two major political parties are very different.
- whamlastxmas 2y agoMid late thirties. I still don’t get healthcare despite being unemployed for over a year bc it’s horrifically expensive for doing effectively absolutely nothing for me as a relatively healthy person. I can appreciate it’s different but will also mention that something like 20% of dems in the house still voted against the ACA. Obviously things have changed but my original point is about the ends justifying the means on both sides, and both sides use the same means