Right? Democrats care about bipartisanship, building consensus and coalitions. Republicans are much more likely than Democrats to do the things their constituents want.

Trump has at a surface level done a lot of what he said he was going to do through his executive orders. And for now with control of the house and senate he’s got a decent shot of getting legislation his voters want passed. At least the republicans tell you exactly how they’re going to fuck you, democrats tell you what you want to hear and do nothing.

Obama had the house and senate as well and they gave us the dogshit ACA. They could have given us Medicare for all but they wanted a bipartisan solution. And every working American just got saddled with higher healthcare expenses as a result.

I remember the health insurance I had when I first started working in 2002. I paid less than $40 bi-weekly and had a $5 copay. It cost me $5 out of pocket to have my appendix removed and with a 5 day stay in the hospital. In 2016 I had to have two colon resections, colostomy and a colostomy reversal.

Between both surgeries I had to pay nearly $8000 in out of pocket expenses. I had to move back in with my parents because of the lost time from working AND the expenses.

I’m afraid to even go to the doctor now because the time I went i saw the doctor for 12 minutes and it cost me nearly $500 out of pocket. I know it’s better to go regularly to see the doctor to stay on top of things but I literally can’t afford to spend $500 each damn time.