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It's also because honestly no, we can't handle it. We're political children more concerned with soundbites than policy, and we'll vote for anybody who says the right thing. Know who was in charge of the VA, until he ran for president? I'll give you a hint, he's the one proposing universal healthcare. Why the [b]fuck[/b] would we listen to him?
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If you mean people hear what they want to hear, I agree. They want to be coddled and agreed with. However under president Obama, and presumably under Bernie Sanders the waiting days of the VA went down 119 days between 2014 and 2015 I think? And just because he's wanting universal healthcare doesn't mean he'd establish it ineffectively if it was put into action. He wouldn't be in charge of it like he was with the VA, as far as I know at least. I think you're right that it's odd that people would think Bernie is the pinnacle of healthcare reform, but I also need to admit that Mitch McConnel and his ragtag group of ruiners are doing a whole lot worse at what they are attempting.