Not that I think we're anywhere close, but I'd always expected it to come under a Republican anyway simply because the Dems always had the excuses that put their people to sleep. It's very opportune for us that this is happening as we head into the Trump years and libs are feeling their Resistance oats.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 22 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I mean

Wasn't the origins of the ACA a program Mitt Romney started in Massachusetts

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 11 points 3 months ago

Yeah RomneyCare basically straight from The Heritage Foundation.

[–] casskaydee@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago

It was also very much not socialized healthcare

[–] xapr 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The other reason why it could happen under republicans is that single payer healthcare would be a major boon to most other businesses other than health insurance companies and other healthcare system leeches, and those businesses have said so.

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nah, I don't see that as outweighing Republican ideology against the government providing public services. It has a chance under Republicans because they'll be the ones under which the people can be mobilized to force them to do it. Never because they want to.

[–] xapr 6 points 3 months ago

Oh, I definitely agree that republicans would be ideologically opposed to more public services. I should have added that it could happen under republicans in my dreams.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago

Gay marriage came under a Tory government.