• lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com
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      13 days ago

      No disagreement there. As the history indicated, the idea was always there since Roosevelt, but there was always an enemy of progress.

      • disinterest limiting scope of Social Security
      • convergence by Socialist and Progressive parties, labor unions, & regulatory pressure toward the rise & political dominance of employer-sponsored coverage
      • the Chamber of Commerce, the American Hospital Association, & the AMA
      • Nixon
      • the Republican party
      • moderates

      This might be a case where the imperfect has been the enemy of good.