Reply #13: But why do you insist he hasn't done that?

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What's a concrete example of something he could have done that would convince you he's doing that?

You claim I'm presenting a strawman: if so it's unintentional; I'm trying to honestly respond to what I understand the criticisms to be. As I read the responses to PPACA, people here are saying that because it ends up strengthening the position of health insurance companies, it cannot be an example of putting working people's interests first. (I have no idea if you've said that, but I have seen that said on this board in as many words.) I mentioned FDR's programs because these helped working people immensely and yet also strengthened the position of large corporations.

But, if it is a strawman I'll dismantle it: what's something he could have done that would have convinced you? If you really want him to come up with a bill you're happier with that would then fail Congress, well, that's what you want and that's what would convince you. But anyways, what I'm against is the idea that stabilizing and strengthening corporations must be a sell-out of the working man and woman; in FDR's case it wasn't.