[jonnycomputer]

Social security was a good thing, and it happened. Medicare was a good thing and it happened. Even Obamacare had lots of good things, and it happened. So did the child tax credit. And the endangered species act. The establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency. Our air, btw, has a lot less smog and small particles than it did in the 80s.

Cynicism like you expressed may earn likes in some contexts, but it isn't accurate, and it isn't helpful.

[revscat]

Nothing has happened in my lifetime that has made my life better compared to my parents. The ACA mandated I buy private insurance, and that hasn’t really helped me at all. I still got charged almost $1000 for an ambulance ride last year, one that I didn’t really have a choice on.

So no, I don’t think anything good happens in America. Maybe it did at one point, but I’ve never seen it. What I see instead are trillion dollar bailouts for banks, airlines, and auto manufacturers. Student loans, though? Yeah, get fucked. Qualified immunity? Yeah, get murdered.