• ThrowawayOnLemmy@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    We have universal health care? News to me. Last I recall, Obama also made the rich richer and promised change only to deliver none.

    We don’t need to lie to prove a point.

      • Ferrous@lemmy.ml
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        15 days ago

        Then surely you’ll respect the fact that George W sought to reduce the deficit just as Clinton did, correct?

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          14 days ago

          Is that why he lied his way into 2 wars so long that children were deployed with their parents? To accomplish his goal of reducing the deficit?

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              14 days ago

              You’re right, he did make a lot of cuts to education, which helped to lead us to our current situation where people are denying basic science like germ theory and the earth being round. That’s been a Republican goal for at least 4 decades.

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      14 days ago

      the original act was watered down to its current form by the gop. mitch wouldve blocked everything.

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        14 days ago

        The Democrats didn’t even try to push universal healthcare. They chatted about it slightly and then quickly decided that they really wanted Obamacare. We all know that it was an intentional handout to the insurance companies, and you can blame obstructionist Republicans if you like, because they certainly did exist, but the Democrats were happy with what they got.

        And I think it’s extra clear that the Democrats were more than happy to please their corporate funders because of how they handled the big bank bailout around the same time.

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      15 days ago

      The only reason it isn’t universal healthcare is because of Republicans neutering it as much as they possibly could.

      Cool knowledge of history you have there

    • Diplomjodler@lemmy.worldM
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      15 days ago

      Obamacare was certainly a huge disappointment. But he did fight hard for it against very determined obstruction by the right. So while you can say it’s not great, at least he did try.

    • UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works
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      15 days ago

      Tough talk for a throwaway

      Coward

      Edit: after checking the profile its not actually a throwaway account. So my fault for reading the name