2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: It's a wrap folks. Clinton declares the primary over. [View all]floriduck
(2,262 posts)But some things need to change to cut costs. The pharmaceutical companies and private insurance companies need to be limited in the amounts they charge. That would go a long way towards the goal. But as long as their lobbyists continue to line the pockets of people in Congress, it won't change. Because politicians of today are as greedy as the corporations that pay them.
That's why Bernie sold me on his plan. More and more people running for office will use his approach. He has never taken money from these industries. It's happening right now in my county in WA. A Democrat is running to unseat a two term Republican member OC congress and he has modeled his campaign after Bernie. I'm sure he will do very well.
Our political mess didn't happen overnight. And it won't be fixed without time. But to leave things as they are or refuse to try is certainly no answer.