I refer to my earlier comment -- two party politics as in use / understood in the US is dissimilar to the political landscape in AU, UK, and elsewhere.
GP was also suggesting there were several factors at play in terms of resolving their health care problem, this being only one of them.
Indeed, the divisiveness that manifests from the US system was the key point there.
I may be naive, but my facts stand - 25% of Australians in the last federal election did not vote for either of the two major parties (or party + coalition if you prefer).[1] This number is trending upwards, and current party politics failing here and abroad are unlikely to turn that around any time soon.
Compare the USA, where 92% of voters were evidently happy to pick from one of two people. [2]
GP was also suggesting there were several factors at play in terms of resolving their health care problem, this being only one of them.
Indeed, the divisiveness that manifests from the US system was the key point there.
I may be naive, but my facts stand - 25% of Australians in the last federal election did not vote for either of the two major parties (or party + coalition if you prefer).[1] This number is trending upwards, and current party politics failing here and abroad are unlikely to turn that around any time soon.
Compare the USA, where 92% of voters were evidently happy to pick from one of two people. [2]
[1] http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-03/election-results-histo...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_ele...