“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.”
― Winston Churchill
JUST read the Washington Post article (you posted above).
Talk about a kick to the groin...
In a nut-shell: just because you can write a law, doesn't mean you can implement said law.
That's the way I read it (and weep).
Thanks for posting that story. Inexperience..... again.
Not sure about you, but i'm not completely surprised that the rollout of the site has crashed & burned.
ANYTHING that the gov't touches, turns to $hit. Why did anyone think this would be any different?
Obama (et all Dems who supported the ACA) dolled out contracts, to build the site, to their friends & ex- colleagues.
And people wonder why it failed?
I thought it was an excellent article as well, outlining political motivation and it's destruction of this country, as much as the ACA timeline roll out debacle.
It's mind boggling to think how poorly managed the ACA roll out has been. In the private sector heads would be chopped off by shareholders. In this case it appears a promotion was even in order!
That explains a lot. Thanks for posting it.
Politics at it's ugliest.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/challenges-have-dogged-obamas-health-plan-since-2010/2013/11/02/453fba42-426b-11e3-a624-41d661b0bb78_story.html?hpid=z1
Apparently, unbeknownst to the general public, there are minimum standards for policies, in order to meet the criteria of the ACA, and many existing policies do not, so they have to be dropped. I agree that keeping your plan wasn't part of the deal, but of course, if that had been said in plain terms, most people would not have been for it.
My wife brought that to my attention. It still has me thinking about "if you like your plan, keep it......"
Politicians, people in general need to quit saying things they don't mean. From the look of things, being able to keep your plan wasn't even part of the deal for some Americans.
I'll hold these people accountable for that as well. To me, this makes the deal just that much more cloudy.
I was reading an article last night that said the biggest reason people are being dropped/can't keep their old plan is because too many of the plans don't meet the specifications set forth in the ACA.
I was having a discussion about the "keep your old plan" thing just yesterday. I still cannot discern the truth in all of this, but I do know that people are being dropped.... The discussion I was in brought about the notion that employers are dropping insurance coverage which is causing people to be dropped..... All I said is, "I don't remember that being part of the deal".
Fact of the matter is, I don't think we even come close to knowing what the deal is. I'm still for moving forward. If this thing is going to unwind, it will do it by itself and the republicans and tea party can sit around all day and say "I told you so". It would behoove them to have a quick fast plan to implement in the event of a failure.
I don't think politicians think that far ahead however.
"Those words keep spinning in my head and I wonder how in the hell someone saying something like that can ever get re-elected...." Totally agree; we should never have to pass a bill to find out what's in it... that should all be up front and center!!
Pelosi trustworthy? I don't think so. They should have stuffed a sock in her mouth from the get go, but I guess the stench can come from either end...
IMO - Pelosi is one of the main reasons people hate this bill; not to mention that we were lied to, about keeping insurance plans we liked..
I am so glad that my husband goes on Medicare Jan 1; that will reduce our $1000+/month health care insurance bill to < $400/month for just me... still ridiculous, but more manageable.
I really wish the Tea Party brats would have not shut down the government over the ACA; I didn't like, didn't want it, the way it was going, but if they'd left it alone, it could have undone itself and maybe something better would have been born.
I still can't believe that woman said that.... Those words keep spinning in my head and I wonder how in the hell someone saying something like that can ever get re-elected....
Maybe its just me, but I don't think she even looks trustworthy. She has a look on her face like she is doing all she can to hold back the truth or a big bowel movement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV-05TLiiLU
This is what happens when people blindly follow and don't think for themselves. This is just the beginning.
Will that be Grape or Strawberry Koolaid?-Nancy Peloci.
(I'm waiting for the speech where he says, "I didn't say that. What I said was No matter what.......unless.... See, thats what I said.")
Obama:
"If you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away from you, no matter what."
Liar, liar, pants on fire.