> I wonder how Americans can tolerate this situation.
Several reasons this terrible system continues to exist but it essentially boils down to entrenchment.
- The private healthcare industry pays politicians to maintain the status quo. The alternative government run solution does not.
- The private healthcare industry creates propaganda and pays the media to spread it. An improved government run solution does not.
- Many Americans have decent coverage from their employer. For them, it’s not worth upending the system for what might be moderate gains. More over, propaganda has made them expect worse coverage from any alternatives.
- ACA gave many without employer coverage a good enough solution. It’s still expensive as fuck but it subdued enough voters.
So, after considering voters who are happy enough with the devil they know, you don’t have enough votes left to overturn the system.
Several reasons this terrible system continues to exist but it essentially boils down to entrenchment.
- The private healthcare industry pays politicians to maintain the status quo. The alternative government run solution does not.
- The private healthcare industry creates propaganda and pays the media to spread it. An improved government run solution does not.
- Many Americans have decent coverage from their employer. For them, it’s not worth upending the system for what might be moderate gains. More over, propaganda has made them expect worse coverage from any alternatives.
- ACA gave many without employer coverage a good enough solution. It’s still expensive as fuck but it subdued enough voters.
So, after considering voters who are happy enough with the devil they know, you don’t have enough votes left to overturn the system.