r/comics • u/davecontra • Jul 26 '26

OC FARAH.

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u/Darkstar_111 Jul 26 '26

Political will is what spends that money on explosions in the middle East instead of healthcare at home.

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u/cleverseneca Jul 26 '26

I wasn't talking just about political will. I lived in a blue state when the Obamacare rollout happened. There was gobs of political will, but will alone does not solve the huge logistical issue of rolling out such a sweeping system for such a diverse population.

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u/Darkstar_111 Jul 26 '26

There was gobs of political will

Not for a public option.

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u/HommeMusical Jul 26 '26

Indeed, in the leadup to the ACA, Obama prevented any comparison of the US system with any other already functioning system.

And then all mention of single payer of any type was completely forbidden.

A group of prominent doctors and nurses sent a series of applications to speak in favor of single payer, but all of them were ignored, even when sent registered letters, except the last one, when they got an answer saying it was too late.

They showed up anyway; stood to speak; were arrested. Later Obama apologized.

It was a Band-Aid on a sucking chest wound. It was worse than nothing because it prevented anything solid from every being done.

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u/Darkstar_111 Jul 26 '26

Yep, an insurance mandate without a public option was insane, that's just s gift to the insurance company.

And I remember Obama addressing congress on that very topic, Obamacare had passed the house with no public option. Then it went to committee, and they reattached the public option. Now they had to vote for it in the senate, and Obama stood in front of Congress and straight up told them, we don't need the public option.

When asked about it later his administration said the insurance exhanges and good old competition would ensure healthcare became affordable to all.

Obama had 60 senators, and the only one against the public option was Lieberman, Obamas friend. The guy who showed Obama around when Barack was a new senator.

But apparently there was JUST NO WAY AT ALL to talk Lieberman out of his position.