I think one thing is a better example of the problems the Dems face: Obamacare.
Passing it was extremely unpopular. Then they got it. And removing it became extremely unpopular.
The problem is that talking points are often extremely bad at informing people. The 'giving illegals health insurance' thing comes out of having 'universal healt…
I think one thing is a better example of the problems the Dems face: Obamacare.
Passing it was extremely unpopular. Then they got it. And removing it became extremely unpopular.
The problem is that talking points are often extremely bad at informing people. The 'giving illegals health insurance' thing comes out of having 'universal health insurance.' You obviously cannot have 'universal' without it being everyone, because the very nature of insurance is for good people to pay for bad people. Good drivers pay for the accidents of bad drivers. That's how it works. And costs are lowered because everyone pays for it. You can't just cut people out of it and expect it to work.
But that's the challenge of being a Democratic politician and actually want to do things that benefit people rather than appealing to a short sighted nativism. There are drawbacks to all things, and it's hard to deal with people arguing in bad faith.
Spot on. The seat belt mandate is another good example of something that made sense, saved lives and still came up against a healthy resistance. Then it became law and most people accept putting on their seat belt like it's breathing the air...simply a habit we don't really think about.
Agreed...that the bad faith arguing is destroying our ability to have decent public discussions. Add in that it is now profitable to argue in bad faith because of all the clicks it garners...and we REALLY have a problem.
I think one thing is a better example of the problems the Dems face: Obamacare.
Passing it was extremely unpopular. Then they got it. And removing it became extremely unpopular.
The problem is that talking points are often extremely bad at informing people. The 'giving illegals health insurance' thing comes out of having 'universal health insurance.' You obviously cannot have 'universal' without it being everyone, because the very nature of insurance is for good people to pay for bad people. Good drivers pay for the accidents of bad drivers. That's how it works. And costs are lowered because everyone pays for it. You can't just cut people out of it and expect it to work.
But that's the challenge of being a Democratic politician and actually want to do things that benefit people rather than appealing to a short sighted nativism. There are drawbacks to all things, and it's hard to deal with people arguing in bad faith.
Spot on. The seat belt mandate is another good example of something that made sense, saved lives and still came up against a healthy resistance. Then it became law and most people accept putting on their seat belt like it's breathing the air...simply a habit we don't really think about.
Agreed...that the bad faith arguing is destroying our ability to have decent public discussions. Add in that it is now profitable to argue in bad faith because of all the clicks it garners...and we REALLY have a problem.