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Why doesn't the United States have universal healthcare by now? (Serious) (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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What's keeping people from demanding it?

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[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

the democrats have had the opportunity to remove the super majority requirement from 2021 to 2023; again from 2007 to 2011; and again from 1987 to 1995, yet they chose not to.

[–] SteveCC@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It's not red v blue. It's people vs $s.

A plan - https://represent.us/

Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfQij4aQq1k

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago

It’s not red v blue. It’s people vs $s.

agreed and my comment was a response to the assertion that democrats would vote on healthcare.