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The people overall want it, but the r's shut that shit down any chance they can. Take a look at Canada if you want to see the far rights trying to take down their public option. Right now, the administration is trying to take away Social Security and Medicaid.
But Democrats have majorities in California and NYC and other blue states. The republicans aren't necessary for this to happen. I think?
Yeah Dems say they want this stuff on TV, but when push comes to shove, they do whatever they can to prevent it from actually passing. Case in point was the ACA where they bailed on the single payer option in order to maintain the private insurance scheme with a plan written by Mitt Romney. They claimed they did this to "reach across the aisle" and gain Republican support but they had a super majority and didn't need Republican support. Zero Republicans voted to support this plan.
Yep. And even tho Lemmy gets mad at people who point this out, you are 100 percent right.
I know in Washington State, everyone thinks it's a blue state. Yes, we vote blue overall, but the actual politicians lean right as they cater to the oligarchs that have set up shop here. The oligarchs don't pay their fair share in taxes.
Our governor, which I held my nose to vote for btw, is a POS. He's a republican in democrat clothes. Every state has a different political climate.
The oligarchs basically act like mob bosses. That's why Boeing left for Chicago, they didn't like that there were so many unions and regulations here. The workers would never have stood for the shit that passed through inspection because they had decades of experience. As soon as they separated the white collars from the blue collars, you could see the disasters coming. It actually took a bit longer than I personally expected.
What I'm saying is, it's complicated. The greeds run everything, not sure how to fix it.
Funny thing: insurance companies donate to both parties ;).