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In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders supported the ACA. His support was crucial. [View all]KPN
(15,645 posts)It is sustainable to a point, but at great and growing costs. Without significantly improved cost controls, it is not sustainable over the long term. For many folks, it has already reached that point, i.e. from the standpoint of their own pocketbooks.
The sustainability issue goes beyond health care in my view. The two party's have failed to address this. For the average American, the economic trend has been downward for going on 40-45 years. That's not sustainable. Continuing to do what we've done in the past (I call it ignoring the big picture while attending to window dressing) will only get us more of what we've already got. Saying we can't because ... Republicans, because we need a majority in order to make incremental improvements i.e., (what we've been doing over the 45 year downward trend period) is not a solution. It's the problem as I see it ... as do many voters and recent non-voters obviously.
I'm done with that. Lived through it. Time for change. Hope you will join me/us as we go for real change.