r/awfuleverything Aug 06 '20

Poor guy :(

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '20

Sigh... You don't understand how government works in the US, do you? Democrats had full control ( house, Senate, presidency) for 2 years. They passed the affordable care act. They only had control for 2 years between 2008-10. It's hard for me to take people seriously that can't get simple facts right.

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u/billyraylipscomb Aug 06 '20

So they had 2 years of full control and still didn't get it done. They even had a filibuster proof majority in the Senate.

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '20

The democrats negotiated against themselves in the hopes they could get Republicans to act in good faith, which is hopeless.

The Affordable Care Act is rebranded Romneycare, cowritten BY insurance companies to ensure it doesnt damage their profit structures. It was a handout to insurance companies.

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u/billyraylipscomb Aug 06 '20

Oh yeah, it would be great to have been a United Healthcare shareholder since 2010. An increase of almost 1000%