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We have universal health care? News to me. Last I recall, Obama also made the rich richer and promised change only to deliver none.
We don't need to lie to prove a point.
The Affordable Care Act was not universal health care, and Obama specifically avoided campaigning on that option. Instead we got Romney Care.
Obamacare was certainly a huge disappointment. But he did fight hard for it against very determined obstruction by the right. So while you can say it's not great, at least he did try.
it was watered down because of the gop.
Then surely you'll respect the fact that George W sought to reduce the deficit just as Clinton did, correct?
Is that why he lied his way into 2 wars so long that children were deployed with their parents? To accomplish his goal of reducing the deficit?
"No child left behind"
You're right, he did make a lot of cuts to education, which helped to lead us to our current situation where people are denying basic science like germ theory and the earth being round. That's been a Republican goal for at least 4 decades.
the original act was watered down to its current form by the gop. mitch wouldve blocked everything.
The only reason it isn't universal healthcare is because of Republicans neutering it as much as they possibly could.
Cool knowledge of history you have there
Tough talk for a throwaway
Coward
Edit: after checking the profile its not actually a throwaway account. So my fault for reading the name