discussion Moderate Dems celebrate midterms by ending COVID policies that made Democrats popular

[Communion]

 

Edited November 17, 2022 by Communion

[Kamil24]

These were popular?

[Communion]

Just now, Kamil24 said:

These were popular? 

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Expanded Medicaid

Expanded Children's Health Insurance Program

Expanded food benefit
Subsidized vaccines, COVID tests, etc.
Student loan pause

Uhhh... yes? 

[Tusk]

I’d also vote that way. It’s no longer a state of emergency.

[Kamil24]

2 minutes ago, Communion said:

Uhhh... yes? 

Why is the state of emergency needed for all of that? Sorry I’m not American. We’re no longer in a state of emergency.

[Freakshowvato]

it's not like it makes Republicans look any better.... Democrats won bc they're the lesser of two evils but the fact not even one Republican voted to keep this measure in place.... is telling

Edited November 17, 2022 by Freakshowvato

[Breathe On Moi]

1 minute ago, Freakshowvato said:

it's not like it makes Republicans look any better.... Democrats won bc they're the lesser of two evils but the fact not even one Republican voted to keep this measure in place.... is telling

This. 
 

but also, I think we are now at the liberty of saying that the Covid crisis has now subsided. Certain parts of the world will have you thinking different with things like their Covid concentration camps and complete disregard of human rights, but that fortunately isn’t the actual reality of things for the rest of the world. 

[Communion]

3 minutes ago, Kamil24 said:

We’re no longer in a state of emergency.

 

4 minutes ago, Tusk said:

It’s no longer a state of emergency.

This is objectively untrue. The American economy and most of its sectors have still yet not recovered from the dramatic impact of COVID.

 

Healthcare:

 

Student Loans:

 

[ClashAndBurn]

4 hours ago, Kamil24 said:

Why is the state of emergency needed for all of that? Sorry I’m not American. We’re no longer in a state of emergency.

Because we don't have your healthcare. We are a capitalist hellhole that uniquely provides as little for its citizens as possible, and now with vaccines becoming super expensive, there will be even more death than there would have been had the status quo merely been maintained.

[Communion]

11 hours ago, ClashAndBurn said:

Because we don't have your healthcare. We are a capitalist hellhole that uniquely provides as little for its citizens as possible, and now with vaccines becoming super expensive, there will be even more death than there would have been had the status quo merely been maintained.