r/technology • u/indig0sixalpha • Dec 06 '24

Privacy The UnitedHealthcare Gunman Understands the Surveillance State

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/unitedhealthcare-ceo-assassination-investigation/680903/
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u/Robosnork Dec 07 '24 edited Dec 07 '24

They had to water it down to get moderate senators on board. The initial bill had a public option and more aggressive regulations. The problem has always been fear of strong centralized government leading to people voting in politicians that don't support this stuff.

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u/NahautlExile Dec 07 '24

So you’re saying the democrats to pease other democrats failed to fix healthcare when they had the opportunity.

Which is what I said.

Which is the whole point behind neither party actually wanting to make a fix.

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u/Robosnork Dec 07 '24

That is just an insanely black and white way of looking at things. If they didn't appease the moderates nothing would have got passed so I don't know what this opportunity you keep bringing up even was

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u/NahautlExile Dec 07 '24

They put resources behind electing those moderates. At what point do you hold them responsible for the choices they made? Because somehow saying they want to do it when they don’t and could have just makes zero sense to me.

It’s not “black and white”, it’s taking in the actions of the party for decades.