[lin83]

> We needed healthcare reform. What we got was the ACA.

> What we needed was them to bring back Glass-Steagall in the wake of sub-prime crisis. What we got was ?????

Wealthy powerful interests who fund politicans on both sides ensure those reforms fail or are watered down to nothing. This is not about complexity. It's simple corruption.

[s1artibartfast]

This is a convincing narrative but It ignores the reality that a significant portion of the population doesn't want these reforms.

[sky-kedge0749]

You think a significant portion of the population has strong feelings on separating commercial from investment banking?

[ok123456]

That's one part of it. The other part is just plain narcissism.

The inability to come up with simple reforms stems from they see themselves as uniquely qualified to manage the affairs of state. They went to the best schools. They have all the best policy positions. If you have any disagreements about policy, it's simply because you don't understand. This is the prevailing attitude despite an abysmal performance over the past 40 years after they completely abandoned the New Deal.