I know that there's already the Lief thread, but I thought we could have a thread dedicated to posts specifically with
unpleasant truths. For example, as someone who wants to see the ACA as a step toward universal coverage, it's hard to argue with this post:
The most honest and sophisticated discussions of the ACA cannot but admit that it does not amount to universal coverage. You may have noticed that many political discussions are not especially honest or sophisticated. A large share of the voting public does not understand the difference - e.g. multiple major newspapers have run columns clarifying that the ACA is not universal within the past several months.
We've also seen a great deal of outrage over AHCA leaving millions of people uncovered. Only a moral monster could support that, we are told. Unfortunately, the ACA also left 25M+ Americans without health insurance. That was more than before, of course, and at a higher standard of coverage, but it's not as if no one lost their coverage because of the law.
I'm not trying to be obtuse. If Democrats campaign on achieving universal coverage, this is an obvious and natural question for most voters: What the hell did you do in 2009? That's not an easy question to answer. It is not an easy appeal to clarify.
Apologies if there's already a thread like this one.
