I'm going to give a serious reply to the article: For the approaches they're saying, isn't fewer years the optimal choice? The Republicans might be able to pick off a few of the less popular programs, but many will have to be renewed because the electorate will like them. I mean they mobilized a large movement around repealing obamacare and couldn't do it in the end. Also, it's a way of (mildly) disciplining the media and democratic senators who chose to focus solely on the net price rather than the annual price by halving the former while keeping the latter constant.
They want to do the bare minimum because that's what's in their donors' (etc.) material interests. The strategizing and actually caring about people things are just for show.
I'm going to give a serious reply to the article: For the approaches they're saying, isn't fewer years the optimal choice? The Republicans might be able to pick off a few of the less popular programs, but many will have to be renewed because the electorate will like them. I mean they mobilized a large movement around repealing obamacare and couldn't do it in the end. Also, it's a way of (mildly) disciplining the media and democratic senators who chose to focus solely on the net price rather than the annual price by halving the former while keeping the latter constant.
lib media has to spin it like they have options, even though one is obviously the worst option. they'll do anything they can do avoid being useful.
They want to do the bare minimum because that's what's in their donors' (etc.) material interests. The strategizing and actually caring about people things are just for show.