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ACA sucks, but okay. ACA was a compromise. Not an example of inspiring change.
Yeah, Democrats compromising with Democrats.
change happens in many small steps
This sold under the same banner as "any lasting change is non-violent."
incrementalism is just another way to argue for mass passivity.
That's how we've gotten here.
The ACA further enshrined the core rot of our healthcare system into it, FOR PROFIT health insurers.
this makes a lot of assumptions about the intent of my message.
I don't believe in passivity, I believe direct action and violence are a necessary part of defending democracy.
However I also recognize if we expect every change to be immediate and sweeping we may neglect to continue building on that change as we have often done.
As for the ACA, no arguments here it was a smoldering pile of shit replacing a slightly larger, smoldering pile of shit.
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If you wait for the perfect solution, you likely will never get it. Similar to pedestrian friendly infrastructure and people’s expectations on day 1.
What did we actually get since ACA?
Asking for a friend
slightly less terrible care for millions of Americans
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Legitimate question: if there is a change to the term limits on the office of POTUS, passed by GOP to enable another Trump run, wouldn't that also allow Obama to run again? If yes, what are the pros and cons of this? Just trying to game this out.
One congressman (who is also under an FBI investigation) proposed an amendment that would allow presidents who have not served two consecutive terms to run for a third; which takes care of the pesky Obama problem.
Wouldn't that need another change in 4 years time, if Trump manages to get two consecutive terms himself? (For argument sake, regardless of his age).
This seems like theater, though not without potential harm. An amendment tailored made to exempt only Trump from the 22nd amendment would be an odd one to see ratified by 75% of the states.
Absolutely agree. No way something like this would pass, but I have to almost commend the outside the box thinking when it comes to the Republicans trying to subvert the constitution.
Cons: immediate civil war, making the last one look like a tea party. Pros:
To clarify, you think Obama being on the ballot would be the last straw before violent uprising against or violent repression by the existing administration? Or the removal of term limits?
Removing terms limits, and importantly, disallowing Obama from running due to his 2 consecutive terms as another commenter suggested. Yes I would violently uprise if that happened.
I believe I responded to the other comment you mentioned.
That this was even purposed is a dangerous attempt to test the waters or perhaps just distract from everything else that is going on while also giving those loyal to Trump to show that publicly with low risk. This is not normal.
He was milquetoast compared to actual progressive politicians. He folded like all paid opposition party Democrats when it came to the public option.
He put his finger on the scale to get others to drop out all on the same day so Bernie wouldn't win the nomination and you got Biden instead.
They would likely do away with term limits for Republicans only since they can make their own rules and even if they didn't Obama wouldn't run for another term because he would say it isn't the way the founding fathers wanted and the all important parliamentarian said no.
I agree with most of this. I would rather have seen Bernie in 2016, but timeline jokes aside, we got what we got. I am not trying to ignore the past so much as look to the future.
You think they'd have an election?
Even some of the most established dictatorship and oligarchy governments in the world still have elections, though they are probably not free or fair in all cases. So, yes, I think there will be an election of some sort in 2028, if only to assuage the international community. I admit that I could be wrong, and that the possibility is very scary.
While it was a good idea, putting the IRS in charge of it was the stupidest thing ever. If you're not covered all 12 months you get a big fine. Last year I had issues with the website that was probably coded by some kid whose dad said he was "good with computers" and wasn't able to get coverage for 4 months. It fucked me over. Fuck the IRS.
The individual mandate penalty went away in 2019
Well, I still owed about a thousand when I'd normally get a refund. I should really brush up on current tax laws.
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Sorry, here ya go. Is that cropped enough?
wow you're a talent!
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The ACA is the best he could do. It’s not like a US President can just go around like a wrecking ball ignoring all established law and checks and balances.
The Democrats briefly had a super majority in Obama's first 2 years, and could have passed universal healthcare, not this limp dick ACA stuff, but yet here we are. Stuck with a patchwork of terrible private insurance where your policy has lifetime maximums, and the shareholders can sentence you to death so that line goes up.
Who would support a citizen cooperative that offers a good private insurance? Under the given circumstances that could be the easiest way to get universal healthcare.
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Ultimately, even Democratic politicians are beholden to wealthy donors, including those associated with the health insurance industry.
In this post-Citizens-United world, the only way to make real change is to have a bunch of people willing to not hold onto power to do the right thing simultaneously. Sadly, the likelihood of that happening is vanishingly small.
You can thank Schumer for that as well.
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