The public option was never going to be in the final bill. It was there to be negotiated out for republican votes. When they refused to play ball, Lieberman had to play the part of the bad guy.
The public option was never going to be in the final bill. It was there to be negotiated out for republican votes. When they refused to play ball, Lieberman had to play the part of the bad guy.
ViceroTempus@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Lol, they had a super majority at the time. They never needed the Republican votes.
JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
A large part of the democratic party identity at the time was bipartisanship. They used that as an excuse to water down any sort of public good legislation. It’s why they started with a republican health insurance reform bill instead of single payer and it’s why they ended up negotiating against themselves to drop the public option in the end.
ViceroTempus@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’m well aware. Still doesn’t change the fact that it was a self-inflicted wound, and that they took out a public option when they didn’t need to.
Doomsider@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
They needed to because they were lobbied to. The people’s will only matters when it aligns with what the wealthy that are in power want. When you realize this policy begins to make more sense.