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Re:United States vs. Google by munk-a on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @02:02PM (#24850394)
Yea - but the majority of Americans want a policy like what Sanders was offering (Medicare for All) and neither major political party is on board with it - that's sort of par for the course of how US policy decisions look like - generally the US has gone with policies that don't actually gain majority support instead favoring the will of special interest groups.
Re:United States vs. Google by jhawk28 on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @02:17PM (#24850541)
Why do you think the majority of Americans want Sanders' policy? If neither major party are onboard with medicare for all, then that would be a strong indication that the majority of Americans do NOT want what he is offering.
Re:United States vs. Google by mthoms on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @02:58PM (#24850900)
Re:United States vs. Google by dcarmo on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @02:35PM (#24850696)
Well in a country where company lobbying is legal, it's very debatable if political parties are really defending the interests of people.
Re:United States vs. Google by ibrault on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @03:05PM (#24850964)
It's just a simple fact of polling. Your conclusion also completely ignores the influence of money and lobbying in setting party platform and policy.
Re:United States vs. Google by drak0n1c on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @03:26PM (#24851136)
To clarify, people polled were specifically in favor of adding a public option, not so much for regulating or abolishing private options.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/medicare-for-all-isnt-t...