Before the ACA, the Democrats were calling for single payer, not quite M4A but much better than what we got.

The same Dems who were calling for single payer before the ACA are still calling for single payer.

The weird thing is that when I first joined the workforce in the 90s insurance was actually better than it is today and less expensive.

Things were way better before the GOP fucked things up in 2003 when they created “high deductable health plans” which very predictably jack up EVERYBODY’s deductables sky high.