Obama's Political Legacy: Returning Community as an American Value

[ashling]

The Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, as it is known by supporters and detractors alike, is a monumental accomplishment, but not simply because of the legislative hurdles involved, or even because health care itself is such a major issue. Obamacare is a legacy accomplishment in the same way that FDR's creation of Social Security is a legacy accomplishment. In both programs we have a system meant to grow and last through generations, one that is meant to be built upon, and one where the country must come together for it -- and us -- to succeed. Obamacare declares that we, as a whole society, have an obligation to each other, and that by meeting that obligation, we are stronger as a country. This is a commitment to the value of community.

Under FDR, the number of seniors living in poverty proved to be a major problem facing the United States, so he recommitted the country to community and found a solution. President Obama showed the same kind of leadership in the passage of Obamacare.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arshad-hasan/obama-political-legacy_b_2443627.html

[DevonRex]

1. So is Organizing For Action. He's giving us his incredible machinery

to push through the Democratic agenda. It is an incredible gift.