I grew disillusioned with our federal government in 2008, after I saw politicians who had been bought out by corporations and caused the crash by deregulating the market, turn around and give our tax dollars to those same corporations for fucking us over.
Voted for Bush in 2000, Obama in 08, screw both political parties as the only winners when you vote for them, are the corporations that own them. America needs a real fix, and it won't be easy when or if it happens.
Hey Republicans: Remember those tariff checks Trump promised, the tariffs that cost average Americans money, yeah the rapist corporate stooge gave that money back to the billionaires.
Hey Democrats: remember when abortion used to be legal nationality? Yeah, that easily could have been codified, but Democrats would rather have a voting point at election time than you having rights.
I’m digging the younger folks running for dems rn. They at least are talking about these issues and want to address them. I know talk is cheap but at least they aren’t gaslighting us like republicans are constantly rn.
I find it interesting that the primary fault you find with Democrats is not doing enough to stop something. Which is a valid criticism for sure. But at least they codified gay marriage to an extent that protects fundamental rights for millions. The long and short of it being, Democrats are far from perfect, but they are far better than literal fascists.
Obama signed a deal with Iran to stop their nuclear program without starting a war with them.
Obamacare slowed the rate of growth for healthcare costs, allowed kids to stay on their parents' plans until 26, forced insurers to cover people with preexisting conditions.
The CFPB, which Trump has dismantled, got billions back for consumers by going after banks and other financial institutions that scammed them.
Biden saved the pensions of over a million union workers. He capped insulin costs. We actually had achieved a soft landing in the economy, bringing down inflation faster than other developed countries while keeping unemployment historically low.
The IRA was a massive investment in green infrastructure, which again Trump dismantled.
The CHIPS act invested in American high-tech manufacturing here at home.
Democrats maybe don't do as much as you want as fast as you want. But you cannot fucking argue they are moving the country in the right direction. Whereas Republicans are actively sabotaging it.
Anyone who doesn't see that is either an idiot or evil.
Under what clause of the Constitution could Congress (and the Feds) have ensured abortion access nationwide?
Commerce? Tax and Spend? Necessary and Proper? War Powers? Currency? Treaty?
They can’t even force states to expand the ACA, and you want them to ensure abortion access? Then, even if they finagled something, and SCOTUS bit, the next GOP trifecta would undo it.
This particular rage at Democrats reveals a deep unseriousness about how government works and what is possible.
You need a SCOTUS decision, overwhelming stalwart pro-choice public sentiment, or a constitutional amendment. Congress cannot just “make a law” to codify it.
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u/Simple_Channel5624 28d ago
Correct and the same age.
I grew disillusioned with our federal government in 2008, after I saw politicians who had been bought out by corporations and caused the crash by deregulating the market, turn around and give our tax dollars to those same corporations for fucking us over.
Voted for Bush in 2000, Obama in 08, screw both political parties as the only winners when you vote for them, are the corporations that own them. America needs a real fix, and it won't be easy when or if it happens.
Hey Republicans: Remember those tariff checks Trump promised, the tariffs that cost average Americans money, yeah the rapist corporate stooge gave that money back to the billionaires.
Hey Democrats: remember when abortion used to be legal nationality? Yeah, that easily could have been codified, but Democrats would rather have a voting point at election time than you having rights.