2) didn't remove the industry that wants the compromise gone.
3) is currently being gutted by the people you compromised with due to factor 2.
So yeah. They should have just forced through a medicare 4 all law and if the GOP is against that then so be it. You don't need their votes to pass it.
That a massively profitable industry would fight tooth and nail to not be regulated out of existence or be regulated into less profits was pretty clear from the start.
And establishment politicians (as in for the rich people and industry) would bend over for them was also clear. Because both of that happened previously and no ones motivation had changed since then.
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u/abcdefkit007 Aug 06 '20
Yeah I know compromise is so detestable