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Originally Posted by New Era

Well that's a load of horse dookie. Americans aren't focused on putting food on the table. If they were they wouldn't give a rip about issues like abortion, gay marriage, guns, a wall, and so on. Americans are also extremely celebrity focused. They care more about hearing about the Kardashians than they do about understanding who is getting paid off in the laws passed by the states and the federal government. You're living in a fantasy world if you think Americans are anything but fame focused.




I will echo the sentiment of your friends on the state of healthcare and insurance. It has gone up in and the amount and quality of services has continued to drop. The problem is huge but it has been that way for the past two administrations. Things weren't much different under Bush, people were just more distracted by other things than having to worry about the increasing cost of health insurance and the loss of benefits.

I will also say, your friends are possibly idiots. If they are blaming this on Obama, they are idiots. "Obamacare" was not the president's fault. He didn't draft the bill. He didn't negotiate the bill. This all falls on congress. They were the clowns who put this mess together. They were the ones who negotiated it. If they truly believe Obamacare is at fault, then they have no one to blame but their representatives for putting together a law with many flaws and little teeth to keep the insurance companies in check.

Frankly, your friends sound like a lot of Americans. Uninformed rubes who like to complain about stuff they don't bother to even try and understand. And then when it comes time to fix the problem by turfing the idiots who put the legislation together, they get distracted by the presidential gong show and vote the same clowns back into congress. They want someone to blame, look in the mirror. The American electorate is the biggest problem in American politics. They are ignorant and easily manipulated. We are where we are because they don't understand their own form of government and how to fix it. You don't fix the problem by electing the same people over and over again. You also don't solve problems by not getting educated on the issues and making informed decisions. The vast majority of Americans get what they deserve.

I feel like this facebook thread is relevant (spoilered for swears). I suspect there are a lot of people in the USA that would prefer "ACA" over "Obamacare" without knowing they're the same thing.

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