The ACA does provide affordable care. The trick being played by opponents is setting up phony “victims” who claim to be facing charges that could not exist under the new law and letting them be interviewed by clueless cub reporters who can’t see through the deception. They also claim to have lost their policies when, in fact, their policies either would have been discontinued anyway (a lot of individual policies are modified annually, since they are basically for suckers anyway) or wouldn’t have covered the things they claim they need coverage for.
Well, Michael, I think that they are getting only 25% (or there about) of the healthy they need signing up, that 50% of the 18 to 34 year olds don’t need to sign up at all (due to their being allowed per Obama’s inclusion of a rule allowing them to stay on their parent’s plan until 26), that three times the expected number of people are going on medicare, and that the policies themselves really are much worse than many previous ones that the whole thing will crash and burn disasterously.
Michael Peterson Premium Member about 10 years ago
The ACA does provide affordable care. The trick being played by opponents is setting up phony “victims” who claim to be facing charges that could not exist under the new law and letting them be interviewed by clueless cub reporters who can’t see through the deception. They also claim to have lost their policies when, in fact, their policies either would have been discontinued anyway (a lot of individual policies are modified annually, since they are basically for suckers anyway) or wouldn’t have covered the things they claim they need coverage for.
Enoki about 10 years ago
Yea, his speech tonight probably would be something more believable if The Onion had published it!
Dave Ferro about 10 years ago
Krugman… LOL!
Enoki about 10 years ago
Well, Michael, I think that they are getting only 25% (or there about) of the healthy they need signing up, that 50% of the 18 to 34 year olds don’t need to sign up at all (due to their being allowed per Obama’s inclusion of a rule allowing them to stay on their parent’s plan until 26), that three times the expected number of people are going on medicare, and that the policies themselves really are much worse than many previous ones that the whole thing will crash and burn disasterously.
nate9279 about 10 years ago
Just erase “Obamacare” and write “obstructionist Republicans” on that bad boy onion, and you will actually have truth in your cartoons. Good boi.
oneoldhat about 10 years ago
krapman is like the economist on the desert island who says first assume a can opener //a affordable care act is affordable if you are a 1% er