• ThrowawayOnLemmy@lemmy.world
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    2 months 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.

    The Affordable Care Act was not universal health care, and Obama specifically avoided campaigning on that option. Instead we got Romney Care.

    • Diplomjodler@lemmy.worldM
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      2 months 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.

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        2 months 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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          2 months 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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              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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      2 months ago

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

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      2 months 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

    • UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months 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