Unfortunately half of the population genuinely believes that Healthcare is a privilege, not a right, and if you’re starving, homeless, or disabled, well you should’ve made better life choices.

They’re also obsessed with undoing the bit of progress we’ve made. Repealing the ACA (Obamacare) has been on their bingo card for years, but any specific regression other than the individual mandate turns out to be incredibly unpopular. “Want to remove the provision that allows kids to stay on their parents’ insurance until they’re 25? Well no, but what about allowing lifetime benefit limits again? Still no? Well at least allow insurance companies to charge more or refuse to cover you for pre-existing conditions!” And yet “repeal and replace” has haunted their platform since the ACA went into effect. Nevermind the fact that we still pay more per capita for Healthcare than any other western country and still have long wait times for appointments.

So yeah, that’s the kind of thing we’re up against, and gerrymandering ensures that nothing ever changes.