"Obamacare is the freaking compromise. Liberals and leftists wanted single payer. Conservatives were all afraid that single payer meant Soviet Russia-style “Communism,” and so, from Nixon forward, advocated a mandate. This particular plan was crafted, almost entirely, by the Conservative Heritage Foundation think tank and a bunch of insurance companies. It was supposed to be the “free market” solution to National Healthcare. However, this–in conservative minds–was also supposed to be a stand-off. They didn’t expect the left to ever accept anything less than single payer, so they didn’t really worry too much about it. But then we did compromise. We (as in the country) went with their plan, and now they’re mad about it. What Cruz and others like him want, essentially, is for a government takeover. They don’t want it to be possible to pass a budget in which they don’t get everything their hearts desire. They don’t even want it to be possible for anyone but them to be elected."
Posted on: Wed, 09 Oct 2013 20:36:28 +0000
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