Re:The US spends more on healthcare for no gain says new rep...
by DaiPlusPlus on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @07:01AM
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> Congress and the Senate are full of corrupt leeches, and both parties are equally guilty.
No, the Democrats and Republicans are not the same.
Re:The US spends more on healthcare for no gain says new rep...
by EvanAnderson on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @07:23AM
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Both parties are equally guilty of being more worried about holding on to the reigns of power than serving the public.
Re:The US spends more on healthcare for no gain says new rep...
by macintux on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @10:41AM
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No, I reject that equivalency.
One party is suppressing the vote and constantly sabotaging the workings of the government to retain power.
Re:The US spends more on healthcare for no gain says new rep...
by EvanAnderson on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @11:41AM
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Those aren't the equivalencies I'm asserting. My position is that members of both parties expend far too much energy working on re-election fundraising versus working for the people. That's the equivalency I'm asserting.
Re:The US spends more on healthcare for no gain says new rep...
by komali2 on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @02:01PM
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Both parties, then, are elected (generally. Republicans tend to depend on the electoral college to win).
Both parties eat food.
Both parties drink water.
What's the point of this equivalency? I identify a moved goalpost. Your initial post was "both parties are equal." We are far from there, down here.
But those attitudes are carefully cultivated by the media. They don't just happen.
Congress and the Senate are full of corrupt leeches, and both parties are equally guilty.
Votes make no difference. Corporate money buys political careers, and it pays for both sides.
There are a few exceptions, cultivated to maintain the appearance of representative democracy, but they're rarely - if ever - allowed anywhere near policy.