I want to know why I’m wrong- because this question has been eating at me for years- and I secretly blame the Democrats for all of the health insurance problems.

Why can’t California and New York bind together in an interstate compact, and create medicare for all of their citizens?

California and New York have GDP’s above most other countries in the world. In general, democrats hold majorities. Tell me why I shouldn’t blame the democrats for:

  1. Doing Obama care half assed, when something like 80% people wanted a public option.

  2. Not just doing it themselves. For instance even NYC by itself has a GDP above Denmark, and NYC is filled to the brim with the super rich.

  • blaggle42@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
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    18 days ago

    As far as the first part of your response: Hmm, that’s interesting.

    As far as the, “Bruh, do you not remember…”

    Yes, I remember how Obamacare was passed.

    Do you you remember how it seemed like a public option should pass- it had a ton of support- people were rallying behind it.

    And then DroopyDog Senator Lieberman had that touted “meeting with Obama” and the public option was scuttled.

    From the moment that happened, I thought, “Lieberman’s the fall guy. The democrats don’t want the public option, and Obama isn’t any different from everyone else before him.” (think Flint, think Guantanamo, think Bank bailouts, think Bank Bailouts again). If Obama had wanted it, he could have done it. I mean, look at Trump. He didn’t.

    At the time I was furious with Lieberman and Obama- now, just Obama.

    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-dec-15-la-naw-health-senate16-2009dec16-story.html

      • blaggle42@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
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        18 days ago

        Yeah.

        I also think he could have closed Guantanamo.

        And I even think he could have bailed out the people that lost their houses and not the people that owned (banks, through predatory loans) the houses.

        I still think he should have nationalized the banks that failed and renamed them to “Bank A” and “Bank B.” But no, no consequences for the rich under Obama just like everyone else.

        Crazy huh.

        • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          18 days ago

          I also think he could have closed Guantanamo.

          Apparently you don’t remember how that went either.

          And I even think he could have bailed out the people that lost their houses and not the people that owned the houses.

          Oh, sure, just pass an executive order for it, right?

          I still think he should have nationalized the banks that failed and renamed them to “Bank A” and “Bank B.”

          Jesus Christ man.

          Crazy huh.

          In desire, no; in perceptions of what the president has the power to do, yes.