Why Obama was elected....

[Lake View Too]

I'd lie to get in the same room with Lara Logan. And I'd make up stories to talk with Carole Costello too. I bet Barack would rather be "grilled" by Suzanne Malveaux than Wolf Blitzer any time.

 

[Leader of the Banned]

You have to start with Greta Van Susteren before you move up the chain. Wear camouflage to the interview and maybe you'll get Lara's attention.

 

[30a Saluki]

This is a very good explanation of how a neophyte candidate with no resume', and absolutely no qualifications, has come to be twice elected as president. Reminds me in a way of Lawrence of Arabia. The Arabs made an idol of him, he himself grew to believe he was a god of sorts, before he eventually drifted off into obscurity. Amusing to see the Democrat rats abandoning ship. Lawrence of America, Barack Hussein Obama.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles...904579196440800552408?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop

 

[Lake View Too]

This roll-out of the Affordable Care Act has been so rough! Sometimes, I wish we would have gone with the Republican Plan to help make health care affordable... can anyone refresh my memory of what that was?

 

[Bob]

The Affordable Care Act isn't

 

[Lake View Too]

Bob, I've listened to your tribulations about your encounter with the ACA. I empathise with the problems you face. I have private insurance, and so far, have not gotten a "notice", but have been told it may be coming in the next year. My own gut feeling has always been, in a very general sense, that, in order to gain "a greater good": a country where all people have a chance at decent health care, that there would be a, hopefully, short term financial pain, that would be shared by most of us. I think that this is a complex problem that has been exasperated for many decades and may take many decades to be put in a decent posture.
While I know it isn't easy to try to see this in a long term and wide view, it seems to me this is a painful, awkward beginning of a long process that will be truly beneficial for a lot of people that need this. Perhaps it is a painful stumble that jolts us into finally understanding that we do truly need socialized health care.

 

[Bob]

Bob, I've listened to your tribulations about your encounter with the ACA. I empathise with the problems you face. I have private insurance, and so far, have not gotten a "notice", but have been told it may be coming in the next year. My own gut feeling has always been, in a very general sense, that, in order to gain "a greater good": a country where all people have a chance at decent health care, that there would be a, hopefully, short term financial pain, that would be shared by most of us. I think that this is a complex problem that has been exasperated for many decades and may take many decades to be put in a decent posture.
While I know it isn't easy to try to see this in a long term and wide view, it seems to me this is a painful, awkward beginning of a long process that will be truly beneficial for a lot of people that need this. Perhaps it is a painful stumble that jolts us into finally understanding that we do truly need socialized health care.

That all sounds wise, and I cannot argue the good intentions behind the law, but the fact remains this is a smoking deal for folks who pay nothing, and precondition sign-ons. It is inexcusable to ask Millenials, many of whom struggle to live with multiple roomates, or with parents, to surrender 20%+ of their take home pay, and wait for a refund, so that others who contribute nothing may have healthcare. It is gross negligence for the millions of families and individuals who earn just above the income cutoff to pay more for the same coverage while their neighbor across the street is subsidized. The correct approach was single payer funded through payroll deduction, with cost containment at it's core. This ACA law is a full blown giveaway to insurance companies, corporations who will dump employees to the exchanges, and a gigantic kowtow to the admin heavy health care system. It's deeply flawed, it rewards non-productivity from provider to recipient, and it shrinks the middle class . If it's not changed profoundly, it will crash itself as bad law. Why could we not have taken a simpler approach to this problem? Why crush the middle clash in a period of profound economic distress? The for-profit approach to health care does not work in this country, as costs have no relationship with wages. There is no free market. Ask a Medicare recipient if they are happy with their coverage. Now ask a working 25 year old if they intend to sign on for this great dealio!

 

[Leader of the Banned]

This is a very good explanation of how a neophyte candidate with no resume', and absolutely no qualifications, has come to be twice elected as president. Reminds me in a way of Lawrence of Arabia. The Arabs made an idol of him, he himself grew to believe he was a god of sorts, before he eventually drifted off into obscurity. Amusing to see the Democrat rats abandoning ship. Lawrence of America, Barack Hussein Obama.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles...904579196440800552408?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop

If Obama turns out to be nothing more than a spoiler who kept us out of the downward spiral leading to wing nut hell then fine by me. Mission accomplished.

 

[Bob]

Traders Joes just threw all their 30 hour and less employees to the exchanges. They used to provide coverage. Progress? Another group of employees who will end up with no affordable coverage and the IRS grabbing a chunk of their refund as a tax[penalty] to support those who are not working. This is the worst possible outcome.

 

[30a Saluki]

I am an American and have been hearing the United States is being led down a dead end street since President Nixon, but at least I explained my reasons to you.

At least Nixon had the dignity to resign.