Pete Buttigieg Says Crying ‘Socialism’ Is Tired: ObamaCare Was a Conservative Idea…Which They Called ‘Socialist’
‘It’s lost all power especially for my generation of voters’
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BUTTIGIEG: “The Affordable Care Act was a conservative idea that Democrats borrowed and they called that socialist. So it’s kid of like the boy who cried wolf. It’s lost all power. I think especially for my generation of voters folks want to know whether an idea is a good idea or not, and slapping a label on it, especially in a careless way that doesn’t make any sense, I don’t think it moves the debate. We’re at way too serious of a moment in the life of this country to be taken in by -- by this attempt to basically cast a spell using a word to shut down debate. We need real solutions for profound changes in our society, in our politics, and in our economy. And that’s what I think 2020 is going to be all about.”
(via Mediaite)
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