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[–] 1 point 9 months ago

No disagreement there. As the history indicated, the idea was always there since Roosevelt, but there was always an enemy of progress.

  • disinterest limiting scope of Social Security
  • convergence by Socialist and Progressive parties, labor unions, & regulatory pressure toward the rise & political dominance of employer-sponsored coverage
  • the Chamber of Commerce, the American Hospital Association, & the AMA
  • Nixon
  • the Republican party
  • moderates

This might be a case where the imperfect has been the enemy of good.

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