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In reply to the discussion: The "extreme left" didn't give us Trump. The path to hell was paved by [View all]JHan
(10,173 posts)is too much far out to be believed.
Tonight on Brian Williams, a Republican Strategist made the point that Obamacare is now the "third rail", just as Social Security became the "third rail" - in other words, Obamacare is now the baseline. Millions of Americans will not accept anything less than Obamacare. This was unthinkable 10 years ago, when the status quo was very different: And it means we have had yet another shift towards expansion of healthcare, where Americans actually envision healthcare as a right and are demanding their representatives fix what ails ACA rather than repeal it -
Every single backward decision over the past couple decades that has imperiled our politics is the result of Republican shenanigans. The same Barney Frank you mention, was responsible for Dodd Frank, which Trump now wants to get rid of- Dodd Frank wasn't perfect but it was bothersome enough for the same one percenters to complain about it because, in the words of Trump , "my nice friends can't get loans"..
So sure, go on, see Democrats as the problem.