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In reply to the discussion: "But we couldn't *possibly* have gotten single payer!" [View all]Rex
(65,616 posts)Oligarchies control the nation now, if Big Pharma and the Insurance Racket wanted socialized medicine - they would pay billions of dollars to lobbyists to pay for PR the WH and Congress would go right along with it. They are pro business all they way. Obviously the SCOTUS is pro business all the way too. Even if it hurts the nation at large.
When the majority of people want something in this country, we are supposedly represented by people in D.C. that do our will so to speak. OF COURSE that is not how things work anymore and only an idiot would believe we are truly represented by people that look out for our best interest. Clearly that is not the case. We get lucky and maybe a handful really do care about the working class.
The people will never equate into Koch brother level influence...we just don't register on many reps radar anymore. We can't back up to their front door with a truck loaded with money, Big Biz can.