ObamaCare Passed Through Americans’ “Stupidity”
When President Obama and people such as Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid were telling Americans the Affordable Care Act was a good thing, we knew better. We understood Obama was lying about us being able to keep our doctors and our plans. We realized he was lying about healthcare insurance prices going down by $2,500 per year for a family of four.
But as it turned out, it didn’t matter. Congress did not know any better, and neither did the Supreme Court. These groups of our “leaders” – whose salaries we pay with our taxes – made it possible for an absolutely horrible piece of healthcare legislation to pass. And now we taxpayers will be paying the price for a long time.
Now, it’s one thing for us to sit around saying, “I told you so.” It’s another when the architect of ObamaCare announces that the only reason the Affordable Care Act passed is because of the “stupidity” of Americans. That’s a classic case of adding insult to injury.
Jonathan Gruber said the lack of transparency played a major role in getting ObamaCare passed and that the law was written in such a way as to take advantage of “the stupidity of the American voter.” He also admitted the individual mandate – which was upheld by the Supreme Court only because they saw it as a tax – was not actually a tax. That’s exactly what many ObamaCare opponents had been arguing to no avail.
So, do you think Obama and other Democrats who have now been caught pulling the wool over the eyes of Americans will apologize? Of course not. We’re dealing with an administration that refuses to take responsibility for its actions and will never, under any circumstances, admit it was wrong about anything.
Let me know how you feel about the main ObamaCare architect admitting that the creators of the healthcare law were counting on Americans being stupid to get the law passed.
Please, please. Please, Stop the partisan B.S. Nobody wins but the wealthy and politicians. Why is it competition is touted to bring down prices when it has proven just to lead to lost jobs and lower wages. There is no way American workers can compete with people’s that are happy just having a shack, a meal or two per day and maybe some clean water and in their dreams a bit of medical care.
Americans are just too spoiled! We confuse wants with needs. People in other nations just wish to fulfill their families needs. Sorry but those are facts. I phones for entire family, closets full of clothing, throw out soon much food etc…I guilty myself!
Not even you at Patriot seem to get how this happened. The American majority were against this from the beginning. The liberals passed this behind closed doors. IT WAS NOT VOTED ON. They were not going to allow anyone to stop them because they wanted absolute control of all the American citizens!!!
The ONLY REASON IS PASSED IS BECAUSE IT WAS SHOVED DOWN OUR THROAT. LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE HE’S DONE IN THE PAST EIGHT YEARS.
I heard that none of the senate and congressmen read the obummercare. In that, they were stupid not to have read it.
Obama Care? It should be called Frankenstein Obama Care. If the Federal Government wanted everyone one to have affordable health care then why not give everyone the same medical care that all “Federal Employees” enjoy? All you have to do is to pay into the program and you are covered. Everything is already set up with no fuss or muss. Just ask any federal employee what they think of their medical coverage and they will tell you that it is the best that they have ever had. I know I use to be a Federal Employee.
So what happened? The insurance companies wanted to reap the windfall by eliminating old medical programs that were in the clear benefit of the consumer verses the insurance companies. This forced everyday citizens to switch to a new and more expensive policy or in most cases policies that no longer exist. By creating a new insurance program, that is mandatory for all citizens to participate in or suffer a financial penalty; the insurance companies are rubbing their greedy little bony hands together knowing that everything is going their way. Every man, woman, and child must be covered by insurance and it is the insurance company that will dictate what they have available for the general public. This is BILLIONS of DOLLARS rolling in every month with less than 0.07% pay out.
Now some States, like California, wanted to get some of this money. They, therefore, created their own insurance company for its residence aliens to funnel some of this insurance money into it own coffers, again with a low payout.
But if the people were to get the same kind and type of insurance that they, the Government, themselves have then everyone would be happy.
So I say to you dump Obama Care and replace it with the Government insurance that our Government employees now enjoy and we would have all this BS about Obama Care.
Sorry, the last sentence should read: . . . and we wouldn’t have all this BS about Obama Care.
Seems like billboards with these quotes need to be put up all around country. Most people are not reading the conservative sites to hear these messages.
The first time Obama was voted in it was because no matter his policys, ALL other blacks voted for him! 2nd time around it was everybodys fault!
The first time ‘ ; maybe ‘ . In 2012 , some of us learned , that free ‘ , and honest ‘, elections ; are a thing of the past .
I, too, dislike ObamaCare because it was written by and for the insurance industry. I do think O’care is better than what preceeded it; millions more get healthcare now. But my desire is Medicare for all. I do agree with John Beavin: we need to beat down TPP and the other trade agreements. They are sucking us dry and over-riding our laws and regulations.
Dear Frank,
I’ve said it before and will say it again, “The majority of the voting public are illiterate, self-absorbed, drama queen, ‘dumb-asses’!!! They vote without any knowledge of the candidates true nature and voting record. They vote based on superficial looks, political correctness and who will give them the most FREE STUFF!!!
SIMPLE DEFINITION OF CLASS WARFARE
By Orrin M. Knutson
07-04-2015
The folks who are getting the free stuff don’t like
The folks who are paying for their free stuff , because
The folks who are paying for the free stuff can no longer afford to pay for both the free stuff and their own stuff.
And the folks who are paying for the free stuff want the free stuff to be cut back to only those who really need it.
But, the folks who don’t really need it and are getting lots of free stuff want even more free stuff on top of the free stuff they are already getting and don’t deserve!
Now… The people who are in Washington DC and force the people who PAY for the free stuff … have told the people who are RECEIVING the free stuff that the people who are PAYING for their free stuff are being mean, greedy, prejudiced and racist.
So… The people who are GETTING the free stuff have been convinced they need to hate the people who are PAYING for their free stuff in the first place.
We have let the free stuff giving go on for so long that there are now more people getting free stuff than there are people paying for the Free stuff.
Now let’s look at history and understand the danger we are facing:
All great Republics and Democracies have committed financial suicide somewhere between 200 and 250 years after being founded.
The reason?
The voters figured out they could vote themselves FREE STUFF from the government treasury by electing people who promised to give them FREE STUFF in exchange for electing them.
The United States officially declared itself a Republic in 1776 , 238 years ago.
The number of people now getting free stuff out numbers the people paying for the free stuff .
FACT: Failure to change that madness spells the end of the United States as we know it.
God Save America and Bless our Troops,
Orrin
I agree 1000%, people believe everything the liberal media tells them, and are too sorry to lazy and so self absorbed, when the S H T F, they will cry the loudest and wine like babies. Woe is me.
“All great Republics and Democracies have committed financial suicide somewhere between 200 and 250 years after being founded”
Pretty good read until this part. US is the first and only Republic and Democracy over 200 years old, unless you want to count Napolean’s France.
You just made that part up.
People have been saying its the end of the republic for about 90 years now in one form or another.
As bad as you may like to think it is, its worse everywhere else. This country may change, but it will stand. You dont like it, then do something about ut.
Yep ‘ keep your head buried in the sand ‘ ; and , ( Every-Thing ‘ ,will be allright ‘.
Do U people not understand voting doesn’t count after President Kennedy got murdered the people that the elite want to be president are the ones that get put in voting never mattered because they have us vote to make it look like we voted them in but in reality we did not
Obamacare is the dumbest piece of legislation ever passed. Every single politician who voted for it needs to be fired!!! I am fortunate enough to gave been raised to get an education so i could always have a job that allowed me to have insurance. I did everything right and my healthcare premiums have tripled, my out of pocket costs have gone up by 60% since Obamacare was passed! Its outrageous!! I am not opposed to peoe having a way to get healthcare but NOT at such a high expense to the rest of us. I can’t even afford my perscriptiions now and havent been able to fill one since this all went into law. I now pay for insurance so others can have it and i can’t afford to use it for myself or my family. We need to get rid of these career politicians who Re only looking for the next vote and not do anything for the people they work for.
Nothing is going to happen. Specifically because”most” Americans are to busy watching “Housewives ” or Oprah or something like that. It is a shame but they will be led right into the camps with a cell phone in one hand and a tabloid in the other. Such a sad state of affairs but predictable because this country has turned itself away from seeking God and Jesus. Truly the only power that can deliver us from our coming fate is the repent and seek them! God blessed the USA for what it used to stand for.
You are so right about putting our Lord in charge
Americans can stand together and change our government as is our right so long as Marshall law is not declared and our military and police agencies who actually work for us realize they are of us and for us and their oath is to serve the american people not the white house, “A NATION DIVIDED!” However Americans voted in Obama and all the over inflated pocket books in the capitol so whatever they do is on the stupidity of us! The american people will never stand together and there truly is an over abundance of stupidity. Proof? Obama is in on a second term and the 2 richest most corrupt organizations are the only ones the people will vote in. They serve themselves and only give somewhat of an appearance to serve us because they need us ‘stupid’ voters to be where they are. The rich don’t stand on the shoulders of the week, they stand on the shoulders of ignorance and cowards! Look in your work place, people won’t stand up for each other because they are afraid they’ll lose their job. Do what’s right!
The infestation if rats need to be eliminated.
All those Americans who fought and died for this country are being betrayed and for what? The rats need to be eliminated. We need leaders with a clear and stated goal to get this country back on track.
the American people did not vote obozo in to office through the popular vote. The freaking idiots in thee Electoral college is the bas turds that put the commie mudslime in there. amy more the popular vote don’t amount to a hill of beans
is tremendously happy with it. Don’t forget it IS the Republican plan after all. Conversely, I am dead set against Obama’s pushing the disastrous TPP. Why don’t you go after that?
The Iran plan is going to pass for the same reason our Obama care did. No transparency, as he said he was going to have, and his demand no one could see it before it was passed. and his payoffs to the Senators who changed their votes to yes. I would propose that all those who changed their votes should have a block put on their checking accts, to stop any large deposits from any dept. in the administration, and also put a lock on any big bills for their territories their are in charge of. This kind of crap is the type of thing they don’t want Trump or any other conservative to be elected, because they will put a stop to it.
There was a day the american people ran the country, not no more. Since the people in the usa have been lulled into a semicoma, they have them where they won’t them. But not all of us. We have nothing to say what lawes they pass anymore, and that’s our fault they become rich while we become poorer. What is wrong with that picture?. I would rather have moob run this country, at least they have honer ,whitch is something our polititions know nothing about.
Pappa smerf.
There was a day the american people ran the country, not no more. Since the people in tmhe usa have been lulled into a semicoma, they have them where they won’t them. But not all of us. We have nothing to say what lawes they pass anymore, and that’s our faultthey become rich while we become poorer. What is wrong with that picture?. I would rather have moob run this country, at least they have honer ,whitch is something our polititions know nothing about.
Pappa smerf.
Having recently been laid off, my wife and I have noticed the difference between company funded health plans and the individual plans on the marketplace (crap!). The coverage options for the marketplace plans require you to dole out tons of money before the plans will even start paying. The health insurance companies seemed to have conspired to pay out as little money as possible while still collecting massive premiums from those of us who do not have the means to sustain such high rates.
NO, Obamacare passed throught the STUPIDITY of our Senators and Congress…..remember the quote” We need to pass the bill to see whats in it” …well THEY did not even READ the damn bill before it passed.
THEY are accountable for this mess and every other mess we are in…..
They ALL need to be RECALLED and fired …REMEMBER they work for US we don’t work for them.
WE NEED ALL STATES CITIZENS TO GET THEM RECALLED NOW AND I AM WORKING HARD TO GET MY STATE TO RECALL THEM. PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LEAD AND GET YOUR STATE ACTIVE..
NOTHING HAPPENS UNTIL SOMETHING MOVES = YOU!.
Millions of Americans that lost their insurance agree with you Susan. The bill we got didn’t even originate in the House so it should NEVER have been passed off as a tax. Then there is the fact that not one Rep in the Senate even voted for it. All Obamacare is, is Medicaid on steroids. Many states refused to even expand their Medicaid programs because they knew it would cost every state a fortune and they were already stretched to the limit with all the illegals they were forced to accept on Medicaid. Now there are less doctors that will accept Medicaid so millions of Americans still can’t get medical care even IF they signed up for Obamacare. It was definitely designed to collapse our health care system and eliminate our chronically sick and elderly. We can only “hope” that our states will keep fighting for the people and try to get rid of Obamacare.