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> Decades ago I recall a previous attempt at moving towards a one-payer system, and it having some traction. Obamacare had a public option up until the last mo
by rrrrrrrrrrrryan 2y ago
> Decades ago I recall a previous attempt at moving towards a one-payer system, and it having some traction.
Obamacare had a public option up until the last moment before passage. It was dropped because they were one vote Senate vote shy of the required 60 votes.
Lieberman was heavily lobbied by the insurance industry and promised to join the Republicans and filibuster Obamacare entirely if they kept the public option in.