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But I fear legalization too. I fear people taking it too far and forcing a backlash and a new prohibition.
Majority of Americans support Medicare for All. But both parties are against it. Marijuana legalization is easier to pass than healthcare because there are no entrenched corporate interests against it: https://morningconsult.com/2021/03/24/medicare-for-all-publi...
Have you ever been on Medicare? Frankly, it’s not that good.
I've supported legalization efforts in two states. But I kindof have regrets, now. And in fact, if I were in charge, I might leave it as an infraction. I don't really want it to be illegal, but as far as I can tell, the same thing that happens to cigarette smokers happens to weed smokers: perspective on the fact that smoking is the atmospheric equivalent of peeing in the pool is lost. And I wake up like I did last ni…
> This is particularly the case among adults ages 75 and older: Just 32% say marijuana should be legal for recreational and medical use, by far the lowest share for any age category and 21 percentage points lower than adults in the next-oldest age group Sadly most elected officials fall in these age groups. Legalizing weed at the Federal level will be a huge win even in states that have already done so. The industry…
Not entirely true: " The average age of Members of the House at the beginning of the 116th Congress was 57.6 years; of Senators, 62.9 years." [0] [0] https://guides.loc.gov/116th-congress-book-list
Joe Biden (President) - 78
Nancy Pelosi (Speaker of the House) - 81
Steny Hoyer (House Majority Leader) - 81
Jim Clyburn (House Majority Whip) - 80
Chuck Schumer (Senate Majority Leader) - 70
Mitch McConnell (Senate Minority Leader) - 79
Patrick Leahy (President pro tempore) - 81
Dick Durbin (Senate Majority Whip) - 76
Most committee chairs/ranking members are 70+
These are the people running the country. A 30 year old first term congresswoman has next to zero influence in matters like this one.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Imho, a significant part of the problem is gerrymandering [1]. A certain party has outsized influence because of gerrymandering (but this shouldn’t absolve moderate/corporate Dems of their failings either, especially with Biden opposing legalization; read the room my dude). 1.8 million voters over the age of 55 age out every year, and election cycles are every two years. We’ll get there eventually (on Medicare for Al…
It’s part of the problem but both parties have had total control in the last 5 years and yet nothing has been passed on the federal level. The problem is that all the representatives are in the over 75 yo group
There's even federally mandated shower flow rate [1]. Just leave this shit up to the states.
[1] https://www.waterpik.com/shower-head/blog/shower-head-gpm/#:....
Majority of Americans support Medicare for All. But both parties are against it. Marijuana legalization is easier to pass than healthcare because there are no entrenched corporate interests against it: https://morningconsult.com/2021/03/24/medicare-for-all-publi...
Majority of Americans do NOT support Medicare for All. Please reread your article - they want a public option, which differs from Medicare.
Medicare is a system by which (currently, a subset) of Americans may select[0] either publicly subsidized private health plans or a purely-public[1] option.
The difference between this and the ACA plus a public option is...not that much.
[0] well, except for many Medicare/Medicaid dual-eligibles, for which a single plan (often fully-publicly-subsized private) covering both programs is selected for them by their state.
[1] actually administered by regional private contractors under federal rules.
>Biden’s blunt opposition to marijuana legalization
https://www.vox.com/22387746/biden-marijuana-weed-legalizati...
Majority of Americans support Medicare for All. But both parties are against it. Marijuana legalization is easier to pass than healthcare because there are no entrenched corporate interests against it: https://morningconsult.com/2021/03/24/medicare-for-all-publi...
The Senate is split 50-50. It's fair to say one half of that is more strongly opposed to it than the other since their states even rejected the Medicaid expansion accompanying Obamacare.
So it sounds like the Senate is doing a poor job of representing the people. Which leads to the obvious question: why have a Senate at all?