• im_fine_sandy@nord.pub
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    3 days ago

    If everyone wants free dental then why isn’t it already a thing?

    If it’s such a no-brainer with obvious unilateral support then why isn’t it included in medicare? Or why doesn’t every state government implement it?

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      3 days ago

      why isn’t it already a thing

      Probably because the majors haven’t had a political reason until now

      why isn’t it included in Medicare

      Same reason. Have you noticed that for years the better option has wanted it?

      You understand how our politics works don’t you?

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      why doesn’t every state

      They do, to health care card holders

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        3 days ago

        Sorry boss, you don’t seem to understand how our politics works.

        Why haven’t the majors had a political reason until now? Every major party has wanted to be elected since forever. If this is such a straight shot, an obvious win, why hasn’t one of the major parties just done it?

        the better option

        That’s subjective, obviously: I’m not sure who your “better option” is but given that we do not have free dental I can only conclude that this better option is a minor party. This might shock you but minor parties can just make up whatever policies will gather votes for them because they don’t have to form government and actually implement them.

        health care card holders

        We’re not talking about only health care card holders.

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          3 days ago

          why haven’t…

          Probably because there’s been plenty of other things to pork barrel on.

          The problem with your hypothesis is that these parties just go ahead and do costly things without waiting for the electorate anyway.

          that’s subjective

          No it isn’t, they’re better by every metric and if you don’t know who I’m talking about…I don’t know what to say to you. Furthermore, they stand up for us and the disadvantaged, whereas Labor are happy to let American tech companies kick people off the NDIS to fund submarines sold by pedophiles. Or let gas companies take our resources for nothing. Or let gambling companies advertise to whomever they like.

          this might shock you

          This chestnut again. Labor relies on the Greens and independents to pass pretty much anything decent and when they want to default to cruelty, they need the Coalition. They’re not too bad at stealing minor party policies either…the Greens have argued for state funded dental for years plus the reversal of CGT and negative gearing on housing.

          Labor’s had no interest in these until it’s politically expedient, and used one to cover their cowardice in selling out the nations sovereignty and cruelty. Which btw they teamed up with ON and the Coalition to do on both occasions. All three, if we include gambling ads.

          form government

          I thought they did that with Rudd/Gillard

          implement them

          Which Labor, for all its power, can’t do without Green or Coalition help either. We notice where Labor runs when they want to kick down.

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            3 days ago

            Lets leave it there shall we. If you genuinely believe that a party can be better by every metric but fail to form government, then I can’t help you understand politics. Well done.