• mhague@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    It’s very weird to want strong benefits from your employer and not simply as a separate thing. Maybe that’s not what he meant but the way it’s listed is vague.

    • Fubber Nuckin'@lemmy.world
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      17 days ago

      Systems like that are very hard to change for some reason, so it can be impossible for one politician to rewrite the whole system. It’s a lot easier to modify the system slightly so people can get closer to the bare minimum when total reform is off the table.

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        17 days ago

        Yeah Obamacare was just a tiny baby step towards universal healthcare and people are still upset over it.

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          Fuck Obamacare! I get my health insurance through the ACA for free cause I lost my job in the coal mine when a big rock crushed my leg! These taxes going to welfare queens are ruining the country! Trump!