tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post7981500787931441289..comments2024-03-29T16:58:01.576+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: Lost art of pragmatismArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-10383126639191465072014-12-07T09:55:34.730+13:002014-12-07T09:55:34.730+13:00Well, yes, but to me that particular example highl...Well, yes, but to me that particular example highlights the problem of timing rather than how much is comprised away. I say that because single-payer was off the table really before anyone was even brought <i>to</i> the table. If they'd negotiated for weeks and then dropped it, maybe I'd have been okay with it (probably not…), but I certainly thought they caved on that point way too early, at the very least.<br /><br />I agree with you about there being arguments over how much compromise is acceptable; that's probably inevitable. I have far less problem with that than I do with the "all or nothing" approach of ideological purists. There were some of those kind arguing that without the single-payer option included, the ACA should have been rejected and to me that's a selfish and downright childish attitude.Arthur (AmeriNZ)http://amerinz.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-5035027216475420782014-12-06T23:59:12.896+13:002014-12-06T23:59:12.896+13:00I suppose one can argue with HOW MUCH one compromi...I suppose one can argue with HOW MUCH one compromises. It always felt, and not just to me, that the single-payer option for Obamacare went off the table WAY too easily. That said, I'll still take the half loaf that is the ACA; better than the previous situation.rogerogreennoreply@blogger.com