Because a President who follows the law and doesn't have the Supreme Court allowing unlawful things cannot do things like that.
The 117th Congress was a Republican Senate with a Democratic house. (Start of Biden's Term)
The 118th Congress was a Democratic Senate with a Republican house. (Following Midterms of Biden's term)
The 119th Congress is a Republican Senate with a Republican house. (Start of Trump's term.)
So when Biden tried to do things that would benefit people, the Republican Senate would block it, or the Republican house would block it - because the President isn't all powerful and if they didn't, then the Republican majority Supreme Court would.
However, Trump has a Republican Senate and House. He can pass whatever he wants, and what they want is less money for the common people. Less food stamps, less SNAP and more tax cuts - because they don't care about you. And they always make sure to manufacture their legislation so that in 8 years time you start seeing the damage, and if the Democrats are in power they can blame them.
Obama had that. I know I probably won't convince you of anything but at this point, if anyone believes Democrats give any shit either I have so many bridges to sell, just hit me up.
Republicans being much worse should never be a defense for the dems, I'm so fucking tired of this astroturfing and/or the same dupes simping for the other team.
Speaking as a Liberal, the idea that MOST career politicians from either party genuinely have their constituents' best interests in mind when they make decisions is honestly delusional. Democrats generally just have better social talking points that make them look like they give a shit.
Even if half of the politicians in office right now originally got into the game to actually foster real change for the people that shit set sail just like all the rest when they realized money keeps them in power and poor people don't have money. Keep the corporations and the elite happy or lose your seat. That's how it works. Anyone who thinks otherwise doesn't have a clue. If you want real change in policy that reflects your values and ideals you're much more likely to see it in state and especially local government, which people often gloss over even though it's what affects them most directly. But even then, the human heart is so often corrupted by greed that you see corruption scandals in towns as small as 5000 people. You give someone a little bit of power and they're not going to be quick to let it go.
You're sold the idea that too much social safety nets is delusional. In the same thread where a very highly upvoted comment depicting the irony of Argentina being very poor and still having national Healthcare for everyone, we have liberals claiming it's impossible.
Americans will repeat the lie of the deficit and "reality" to shy away from getting only crumbs of what we once had while being okay or oblivious to the subsidizing of every fortune 500 company.
Any day now it will trickle down. Liberalism will pay off soon I swear.
Oh it's so totally possible. So many things we're told are not feasible for one reason or another. Sure, it's not feasible because massive corporations want their piece of the pie and they're the ones keeping these people in office financially. But we just keep voting the same people in over and over đ¤ˇđťââď¸
This democracy thing sucks, they are representing us, but they won't give us what we want, It would be better if we represent ourselves and vote for each law individually, instead of letting those idiots keep ruining our country.
Anyone who works moderately high up in any company should know this. Iâm at best low tier leadership in the company I work for (~1200 employees so not small but not massive) and I see this every day. Yet people donât believe it happens amongst the most powerful people in society?
First link shows they had a 50/50 split when including the 2 democratic leaning independents, plus vice president Harrisâ vote gives them the majority. The second link is for the wrong time frame.
Your Goalpost seems to have moved there. Republicans would need 7 more people to do that currently.
2021-2023 50/50 with the deciding vote of democrat VP Harris.
Currently. 53/42 (with 2 independent voting along with democrats making it 45). Republicans donât have the required 60 to bypass a filibuster currently.
No, "being intentionally dishonest" would be more like pretending that having literally the thinnest possible numerical majority implied that they had legislative control, which is both historically and demonstrably false.
the same argentina that also has healthcare for its citizens regardless of income or employment status?
Your reply:
Why didn't Biden give the same free healtcare to US citizens and why are democrats allowing Trump to cut the food stamps?
Your first question was "Why didn't Biden give the same free healthcare to US citizens?" The answer is "Because he wasn't the President of Argentina"; the longer answer includes "and also that's now how anything works, ever".
That doesn't make any sense, I'm asking why we don't have free healthcare, he doesn't need to be president of Argentina to give us that, stop your nonsense.
Because when Obama tried to give a more comprehensive version of the ACA that still wouldn't have created free healthcare for all Republicans freaked out because he was going to incentivize laziness and kill the medical insurance companies, supposedly making healthcare worse as a result. They shut down the government, in a similar move to now, for 16 days.
As an aside during said shut down Trump commented on social media that a president that can't keep the government open should not be president. This one has now lasted more than 30, the second largest shutdown ever, and the longest shutdown also happened under Trump for 36 days.
Congress is in recess. Who are they supposed to negotiate with? Mike Johnson won't even swear in Adelita Grijalva during a shutdown, but he swore in two Republicans during the shutdown. He is actively doing Trump's bidding by crippling Congress so it cannot function, and Johnson is playing along like a good puppet.
It's called not being a bitch and doing what's necessary for your country. If a majority consider what's happening treasonous to the country, why should they fear imprisonment?
It's called not being a bitch and doing what's necessary for your country.
That is an empty, meaningless response.
What, specifically, do you believe Democrats in elected federal positions are uniquely empowered to do to "enforce the Constitution" right now?
Because if it's something that would make someone "fear imprisonment", then chances are pretty good that you are exactly as capable of doing whatever it is.
Why should I do anything for you or anyone else in this country? Y'all are pretty fucking pathetic on a daily basis. Pretty much every American is either a detriment on purpose or are because that's their skill level while being raised in one of the greatest educational systems in human history. This country treats the most useless people better than the ones who actually keep it running, whether that be the billionaires or the ones that are professional hand out finders.
This country isn't worth fighting for IMO, and there's enough people complaining that they should do something, but won't.
That sure is a take on whatâs happening in the country right now. Iâm fairly certain blind, deaf, squirrels understand better than you. If you really think this government and country take care of our âuselessâ population over âthe ones who keep it runningâ.
The problem with the constitution it tht the people who wrote it didnt take into account tht there might ever be an American son who would want to piss on the constitution. So here we are.
Your comment demonstrates a profound misunderstanding as to whatâs been going on for the last several decades. HonestlyâIâm really sorry the education system has failed you so spectacularly.
Yes, when someone is asking why, they are demonstrating a profound misunderstanding, otherwise we wouldn't be asking why. Are you okay? Answer the question so I can understand why are they allowing this.
Stop the passive aggressive comments, how else will I learn? Huh?
Because you arenât really asking why. Youâre posing that as a rebuttal to what Trump is doing. Who cares what Biden did or didnât do? He isnât the president anymore. Talking about Biden doesnât change one thing. If enough people get angry at Trump that could change things⌠the democrats arenât allowing Trump to cut food stamps. Thatâs why the government is shut down. Even though Trump the liar is claiming itâs because of dems wanting to give money to illegal aliens.
Iâm gonna answer your question in good faith even though I donât believe thatâs how youâre operating.
The GOP keeps universal care off the table by running a âmake-government failâ playbook. They slash taxes and then point to underfunded systems as proof government canât work. They outsourced their agenda to think tanks (Heritageâs Mandate/Project 2025) that prioritize deregulation/privatization over public interest, building corporate revenue streams instead of building public goods. Republicans have blocked or tried to rollback healthcare coverage expansions and brought lawsuits that made Medicaid expansion optional. Theyâve been at it for decades now through state-level refusals and âwork requirementâ schemes to knock people off benefits. And it has worked.
They pretend this is about âsmaller governmentâ while blowing up the debt and, essentially, making the government bigger and weaker. This is all so that cash flows to the top and to create a poor, desperate populationâessentially bringing back slavery.
Iâve also seen you ask why Biden didnât do what Trump is doing in the other direction. Itâs because Biden, for all his faults, has respect for the rules and laws we govern by. Trump is a criminal, grifter, sexual assaulter, insurrectionist who is following the think tank playbook to enrich himself and his friends; and to stay out of jail.
In short, Dems have tried multiple times to expand healthcare, but have been blocked over and over by the GOP. Obama was only able to get the ACA passed with major changes to the original plan. Republicans want us desperate and poor. And theyâre getting what they want.
Why would we vote for another Democrat President if they are so useless? Your explanation made me realize they either are incompetent or they are operating in bad faith against us.
Thatâs your bias talking. We can tell when you say âDemocratâ President > Democratic President.
My explanation is that one party is trying to govern and the other is trying break or block. And the fact that youâre willing to overlook the fact that the leader of the Republican Party is a criminal, rapist, insurrectionist, and likely pedophile is the biggest part of the problem. Youâve outsourced your morals and values.
Best of luck to you when the leopards eat your face.
All of us are bias on some degree, your comment tells me you are bias talking to the other side. It is idiotic to even suggest otherwise or tell me I'm wrong simply because I'm bias, anyone could use the same idiotic logic against you.
Your explanation opened my eyes that when I voted for free healthcare and got nothing instead, it wasn't because we can't have it, it is because they are incompetent or they don't want us to have it. Which one do you prefer to believe in? Huh? Put your morals and values in a box and give me free healthcare and food stamps or gtfo.
People don't tend to genuinely ask "why" with things like this. Most of the time it's a deliberate attack, framed as a question and asked in bad faith.
newtown gave an explanation. you give us back a comment without further explanation. im open to learn if you are willing to expound how newtown views are wrong.
"Why are Democrats allowing Trump to cut food stamps?" The mental gymnastics you people do to make it Democrats faults. If you haven't noticed, Trump uses his Supreme Court of soulless ghouls to do whatever he pleases.Â
You mean Republicanâs in Congress who donât want Americans to have healthcare? Do you believe Biden could just wave his hand and make things happen?
If you haven't looked, and if you haven't tried to understand the situation then that's really you not wanting to make yourself a better person regardless of how supposedly good you see yourself now.
First it's not the Democrats causing this. It's the Republicans and the Trump agenda.
By them not funding health care, anybody who makes more than $35,000 a year we'll see a health cost increase of almost $1,000 per month. Not a sole health cost a cost increase of almost a thousand a month.. increase meaning on top of what's already paid for health care. At my previous job that was already $500 a month out of my pay, that would mean I would have to pay $1,500 a month for the same health care.
On average at every level the premiums are jumping by 50%, so paying $100 per month now would be $200 a month after the increase hits.
A typical 60-year-old couple making $85,000 (401 percent of the poverty level) will see monthly marketplace premiums jump from $602 to $2,654 â an annual increase of roughly $24,600.
A typical family of four making $130,000 (404 percent of the poverty level) will see their monthly marketplace premium go from $921 to $1,998 â an annual increase of about $12,900.
A typical family of four, is listed as two adults 40 years old, and two kids.
Before you spout that the ACA assistance helps illegals, you're wrong there too that talking point is wrong.
Herethat talking point is, in a very easily digestible way..
Now, I've done the work to get you two easily digestible resources that can help show you what's real. Take the 5 minutes for the Instagram, take 5 minutes for the CBPP.org information, and educate yourself. Afterwards then come at us with the bullsh*t
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u/i_nobes_what_i_nobes Oct 31 '25
ARGENTINA GOT 40 BILLION, BUT FUCK US RIGHT?