re: #202 LudwigVanQuixote

Maybe the issue was priorities - was HCR the top priority to be passed when the economy was still in a recession, or should the political capital have been spent on getting further stimulus via infrastructure to outlast the downward portion of the recessionary cycle?

You can argue that the two were equal priorities and that both could have been passed, but a President has limited capital to push on issues, and the economy remains the top priority (and overriding issue in voters’ minds). Did getting HCR limit the President’s ability to push for further economic assistance/programs? Absolutely.

Was HCR flawed? Absolutely. But the changes underway are an improvement on the system that was in place (with a cost that is still out of control - and may end up be a limiting factor in how much improvement takes place).