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.
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.
JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 13 hours 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 13 hours 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 13 hours 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.