Obama was pretty pathetic in his press conference. After all, he's not used to them. Usually, he just talks and leaves. This time he took questions.
Obama is a master politician when it comes to straw men, misrepresentations, fantasy, obfuscation, smears, blaming and lies.
Not one single poll with any demographic brings ANY good news about ObamaCare. That said, the true Marxist that he is, Obama has decided that he can will it into being good. This proves to be a misplaced confidence every single day. Just like his supporters who spout the talking points and provide NO DETAILS, Obama assures us all that it's going to work and that everyone will like it. Why? Because he says so.
Obama has had three years to SHOW that it's working, but it is only working on bringing more headaches and caution on the part of Americans, and it has broken every single major promise that Obama made to the American People. Americans were not in favor of it from the beginning, didn't like the way it was passed in the dead of night on a weekend without anyone reading it. Americans know to be skeptical for real reasons. No amount of salesmanship on the part of Obama or anyone else can make it better. The proof is in the pudding, and it looks more rancid every day.
TRANSCRIPT: President Obama’s August 9, 2013, news conference at the White House
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ ... ory_4.html
With respect to health care, I didn’t simply choose to delay this on my own. This was in consultation with businesses all across the country, many of whom are supportive of the Affordable Care Act, but — and who — many of whom, by the way, are already providing health insurance to their employees but were concerned about the operational details of changing their HR operations if they’ve got a lot of employees, which could be costly for them, and them suggesting that there may be easier ways to do this.
So that's how our Constitution works? The president now gets permission from a bunch of CEOs to change the law? And this coming from a guy who claims to be a constitutional law professor. I would say that this is an extreme and blatant abuse of power. And you know what? It wasn't for "the little guy" as he always claims. It was in service of corporatism. You see, Obama really doesn't believe in that "Eat the Rich" foolishness.
So does this mean that if a Republican is elected in 2016 that he can get support of business and the corporate community and just suspend the whole damn law? Get ready for the Lib Shreeks! They'll raise ten kinds of hell. It's how their hypocrisy works.
Then Obama blames Congress. His boys passed it, remember?
Now what’s true, Ed, is that in a normal political environment, it would have been easier for me to simply call up the speaker and say, you know what? This is a tweak that doesn’t go to the essence of the law. It has to do with, for example, are we able to simplify the attestation of employers as to whether they’re already providing health insurance or not. It looks like there may be some better ways to do this. Let’s make a technical change of the law.
That would be the normal thing that I would prefer to do, but we’re not in a normal atmosphere around here when it comes to, quote- unquote, “Obamacare.”
But on July 17, 2013, Obama threatened to veto legislation that would do just that. Now, back to the Obama Tap Dance.
Let me tell you what is the core of implementation that’s already taken place. As we speak, right now, for the 85 percent of Americans who already have health insurance, they are benefiting from being able to keep their kid on their — on their plan if their kid is 26 or younger. That’s benefiting millions of young people around the country, which is why lack of insurance among young people has actually gone down. That’s in large part attributable to the steps that we’ve taken. You’ve got millions of people who’ve received rebates because part of the Affordable Care Act was to say that if an insurance company isn’t spending 80 percent of your premium on your health care, you get some money back. And lo and behold, people have been getting their money back. It means that folks who’ve been bumping up with lifetime limits on their insurance that leaves them vulnerable — that doesn’t exist. Seniors have been getting discounts on their prescription drugs. That’s happening right now. Free preventive care, mammograms, contraception — that’s happening right now.
That is the crux of it, folks. Those are what the Child Emperor points to as being so good, but where's the meat of it? The problem is, they didn't pass what people liked. They passed a mess and will affect almost 20% of the US Economy, and so far, the numbers show that it's making things worse.
They waited three years to talk about it so that it wouldn't affect Obama's re-election plans. Then they started running into massive implementation problems of their own making. And now they tell Americans how much they are benefiting from this. Americans are very aware of the major promise that was broken: "If you like your plan, you can keep it." Obama just saying that everything is great in working doesn't match up.
Then Obama talks about implementation.
Now, what happens on October 1st, in 53 days, is for the remaining 15 percent of the population that doesn’t have health insurance, they’re going to be able to go on a website or call up a call center and sign up for affordable, quality health insurance at a significantly cheaper rate than what they can get right now on the individual market.
The call centers aren't ready. In many cases, these call centers offer employment, but not health care benefits.
Fifteen percent of America without health care is about 47 million people. The CBO predicts, over the next decade under Obamacare, the number of uninsured never falls below 30 million. Additionally, for many of the uninsured who go through an exchange, it will certainly not be cheaper than individual health care is now. Individual health care costs necessarily skyrocket under Obamacare for the young, healthy, uninsured to cut costs for the older and sicker.
Obama Says Insurance Will Be 'Significantly Cheaper' Under Obamacare, But That Isn't True
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/oba ... 45890.html
This article references the same CNN article that I posted earlier.
But, as CNN reported this week, rates will be 35 percent higher in Florida and 41 percent higher in Ohio on average under Obamacare.
The president’s health care law is also projected to drive up health care costs for many people currently on employer-provided plans.
The Associated Press reported yesterday that insurance companies “have already warned small business customers that premiums could rise 20 percent or more in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act,” and some companies may respond by not paying for insurance coverage for their employees’ family members.
It is cheaper for young people to opt out and pay the fine. If they do that, then there will be no "propping up" of the plan to benefit others. And if they do get sick, they can always force an insurance company to cover them under the law. So why sign up when you don't need it?
And then there's another "freebee" reference by Obama.
And if, even with lower premiums, they still can’t afford it, we’re going to be able to provide them with a tax credit to help them buy it. And between October 1st, end of March, there will be an open enrollment period in which millions of Americans for the first time are going to be able to get affordable health care.
There is no verification system. More waste and abuse coming up!
Obama is angry about the opposition to ObamaCare, but he is even angrier that he has not one thing to point to that shows this to be a workable, effective and efficient solution.
He continues to attack opponents of the law who provide facts, but those attacks don't fix the law that he has hung his entire legacy upon. Obama's straw-man fights do exactly what he accuses others of doing. Obama is the one who pushed this into law. He pushed it to be passed without winning the support of The People. Obama put off implementation to save his 2012 campaign. Now this mess is being revealed for the mess that it is, and it doesn't meet one single important promise that Barack Obama made about it.
Like a good propagandizing, street-corner Marxist, Obama promised Utopia. Now he claims ignorance and impotence. It's someone else's fault.
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Family insurance in jeopardy at small companies
http://www.chron.com/business/article/F ... 716792.php
One casualty of the new health care law may be paid coverage for families of people who work for small businesses.
Insurance companies have already warned small business customers that premiums could rise 20 percent or more in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act. That’s making some owners consider not paying for coverage for workers’ families, even though insurance is a benefit that helps companies attract and retain top talent. If more small business owners decide to stop paying for family coverage, it will accelerate a trend that started as the cost of health insurance soared in recent years. …
Premiums have been soaring for years because of the rising cost of medical care. But the ACA also has requirements that may drive premiums higher, including a tax on insurance companies that is expected to be passed along to employers. Shoop’s insurer has warned that the tax could send his premiums up more than 20 percent a year from now.
“It’s going to be very significant,” Shoop says. “We’re really going to have to do a juggling act, and so are our employees.”
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Feds Lower Training Requirements for ObamaCare 'Navigators'
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government ... Navigators
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Major Health Insurers Abandon ObamaCare Exchanges
*Links to sources included*
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government ... -Exchanges
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Obamacare months behind in testing IT data security: government
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/ ... YH20130806
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ObamaCare ‘death panel’ faces growing opposition from Democrats
http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/he ... -democrats
Opposition is growing from the Democrat's side of the aisle about the Obamacare death panels, also known as the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Howard Dean, former DNC Chair wrote an op-ed last month calling for a repeal of the board, claiming it would harm people on Medicare.
“In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.” - Mark Twain
