I cannot help but notice that Democratic reps are discussing Luigi rather than addressing overpriced Health Insurance

[tenderfoot]

Gov. Shapiro, Fetterman, I'm sure many more.

Has everyone in DC been assimilated?

If so, we are f***ed like we've never been before.

[elleng]

1. I've seen both, including LOTS of discussions about cost and nature of insurance.

[mcar]

2. I think saying that cold-blooded murder is bad is an OK thing

I hardly see where that means assimilation.

Seems to me being glad about said murder is a sign of assimilation.

[tenderfoot]

5. Anything to avoid discussing root causes

eom

[tenderfoot]

7. I'd also like to add that the response is similar to school shootings. Go off on the perp. Do nothing about the guns.

Here nothing will be done about the health insurance industry or guns.

[mcar]

17. That has never happened here on DU

except for a small # of DUers in the gungeon. Any time there is a school shooting, here we discuss the need to do something about guns. Among the right, it's always only about the "lone wolf" who played video games or was disturbed.

[tenderfoot]

18. I'm not talking about here on DU. I'm talking about reps in DC.

eom

[mcar]

20. Our DC reps always talk about gun law reform after a shooting

then the Rs start screaming about the 2nd Amendment, blah, blah.

[tenderfoot]

23. I don't hear them addressing the health insurance industry.

I wonder if the money they get from them is a reason.

[mcar]

24. You don't hear it from too many, that's true

But, IMO, they'd be risking a lot of criticism if they brought it up now, after this murder. It would be as if they were implying that the shooting was justified.

[dalton99a]

3. The industry owns all stripes of politicians

who sing the same melody "We have the greatest healthcare system in the world"

[beaglelover]

4. What can they do. They are out of power to get anything done. We lost bigtime.

[tenderfoot]

6. Your about to lose more than you ever imagined

eom

[beaglelover]

13. Elections have consequences. It's a shame many in this country are so ignorant.

[whathehell]

28. Oh, really?..To whom are you directing your post?

Who is "you"?

[uponit7771]

25. Do what MAGA does and dog the other side with this issue

[moniss]

8. That Borg picture is

basically how Moosk thinks life should be.

[Lulu KC]

9. I think it's wise of them to keep the two issues separated right now

With few exceptions, they have worn their larynxes out for years talking about it and no one has listened. To jump on that right now would make "Dems think Shooting Someone in the Back is Okay" become the headline.

There's a great clip of Elizabeth Warren talking to Witty (Thompson's boss at UHC) that someone posted on DU just this morning.

[lame54]

10. The dem reps are increasingly disappointing...

When the national nightmare begins in 40 days there will be no one fighting for us

They still think capitulation will buy them goodwill from the thugs

It only empowers them

Such an obvious lesson, with endless examples, that's never learned

[Bettie]

12. Honestly, for the first time, I'm almost

okay with all my reps being Republicans, because I don't have to have my hopes for decency dashed when they do utterly capitulate.

[Bettie]

11. They get tons of super PAC money from

the industry.

We, you know, the people whose care is denied by those entities, don't have super PACs to donate tons of cash to them....so, they will vote for the money over the people.

There are a few exceptions, but not as many as you'd think.

[Kaleva]

14. Im unaware of any DUer having a sit down with an elected rep about health care.

There may have been some who then posted the details of the conversation but I haven't seen any .

[leftstreet]

15. I think the OP meant statements in the media etc

But then you probably know that

[Kaleva]

22. They won't if people don't pressure them to

And one way to do that is to meet with them

[thebigidea]

16. Fuck that. I support Dems. flip a shitload of red districts if you want to improve healthcare

They can't do jack shit otherwise

[tenderfoot]

19. They can stop excepting money from them

[Trenzalore]

21. When the ACA was passed there was a supermajority in the Senate and large dem majority in the house

And that was the best they could do

[questionseverything]

26. Actually the aca was passed through reconciliation (50 plus 1 votes)

So we could of easily included a public option…. The ptb just didn’t

[Trenzalore]

36. I don't condone violence

But I see how some people may believe electing democrats will not change things

[questionseverything]

37. Just pointing out your post#21 is incorrect

[MichMan]

27. Wasn't the intent of the "Affordable Care Act" to make it affordable?

Here we are 14 years later and it is now unaffordable.
 
At the time, we were told everyone would be able to afford health insurance, and with so many healthy customers added, that the costs of insurance for everyone would go down by a couple thousand dollars a year. What happened?

[Think. Again.]

29. Yeah, that was the goal when they intentionally...

...spun the social media chatter to some weird outrage over this one particular murder (as if murders don't happen every day).

[onecaliberal]

30. The murdering companies are very generous with campaign donations.

I won’t be able to afford any donations.

[Picaro]

31. It's all about maintaining and preserving the System

Our system is protected by both parties.

In spite of massive grass roots funding the big checks still come from the big players.

These big players own the media including social media.

Until we get money out of politics we’re screwed.

And I don’t think we ever will get money out of politics.

[Blue_Tires]

32. Sort of like how the entire country was hotly debating Kaepernick and the anthem

instead of discussing **WHY** he was protesting in the first place... (For those who forgot, he was protesting unarmed black folks minding their own business getting killed by trigger-happy police and white vigilantes, and then seeing those killers walk in court)...

Or like how the media could spend weeks debating the merits of TFG's accusations that Haitian immigrants were eating pets or Venezuelan gangs had completely commandeered the City of Aurora, Colorado instead of discussing the fact that he's of unsound mind and belongs in a nursing home or the fact that Vance NOT ONLY OPENLY SAID IT WAS A LIE, BUT ALSO THAT IT'S PERFECTLY OKAY FOR HIM TO TELL BLATANT LIES IF IT MAKES A POLITICAL POINT(!)

And yes, this "steering" of the narrative is totally intentional.

[DJ Synikus Makisimus]

33. Federal Regulation of Health Care Is Bipartisan.

Elected officials from all two parties helped create the system we have. You may have voted for some of them. Just because they say they're "blue" doesn't mean they're on your side. Manchin and Sinema are only the most obvious examples.

[ForgedCrank]

34. That's because

it's easier that fessing up.
Politicians are partly to blame for having created this disaster.

[malaise]

35. Nailed it

Rec