In the Washington Post, Dana Milbank has a column called governing by anecdote. Milbank criticizes Republicans for telling the stories of how Obamacare is affecting individual constituents. According to Milbank, it is a dishonest practice.
Here's the essence of what Milbank has to say:
Suppose the worst forecast proves to be true, and 12 million people cannot renew their coverage and must find new policies on the exchanges. In a country of 317 million people, that group would still be dwarfed by the number of people now able to get health insurance for the first time — and by the overwhelming majority of Americans who are largely unaffected by Obamacare.
Of course, the problem with what Milbank says is that it is just plain wrong. Milbank is ignoring the estimate of the federal government itself that policies for some 97 million people will be cancelled and will need replacement. The loss of insurance for 12 million people who are currently insured is a disaster by itself. The loss of roughly half the insurance policies in the country is a calamity that has the capacity to destroy both our healthcare system and the economy. In short, there is no "overwhelming majority" who are largely unaffected by Obamacare. There will soon be a majority of folks who have been affected in a very major way, mostly negative.
Milbank is trying to defend the disaster of Obamacare by asking folks to ignore reality. He wants people to disregard the stories of how the law is affecting individuals and instead to focus on the supposed overall effect for which there is no proof. He might as well be shouting, "Ignore what you see and hear. Just accept the propaganda from Obama and his supporters." It did not work when Sebelius told Congress that the website had never crashed even though the site had just crashed for the umpteenth time. It did not work when Obama says now that he never really said the we could all keep our policies if we liked them even though he did. It is not going to work for the liberal hacks of the mainstream media to tell us to ignore reality.
Here's the essence of what Milbank has to say:
Suppose the worst forecast proves to be true, and 12 million people cannot renew their coverage and must find new policies on the exchanges. In a country of 317 million people, that group would still be dwarfed by the number of people now able to get health insurance for the first time — and by the overwhelming majority of Americans who are largely unaffected by Obamacare.
Of course, the problem with what Milbank says is that it is just plain wrong. Milbank is ignoring the estimate of the federal government itself that policies for some 97 million people will be cancelled and will need replacement. The loss of insurance for 12 million people who are currently insured is a disaster by itself. The loss of roughly half the insurance policies in the country is a calamity that has the capacity to destroy both our healthcare system and the economy. In short, there is no "overwhelming majority" who are largely unaffected by Obamacare. There will soon be a majority of folks who have been affected in a very major way, mostly negative.
Milbank is trying to defend the disaster of Obamacare by asking folks to ignore reality. He wants people to disregard the stories of how the law is affecting individuals and instead to focus on the supposed overall effect for which there is no proof. He might as well be shouting, "Ignore what you see and hear. Just accept the propaganda from Obama and his supporters." It did not work when Sebelius told Congress that the website had never crashed even though the site had just crashed for the umpteenth time. It did not work when Obama says now that he never really said the we could all keep our policies if we liked them even though he did. It is not going to work for the liberal hacks of the mainstream media to tell us to ignore reality.
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The issue in a nutshell.
How many people will have their company policies replaced with new plans at an increased cost, to cover the criteria of meeting the OBAMACARE requirements for ALL INSURANCE PLANS.
Too simple for the BOZOs who support the OBAMA Administration & the UNAFFORDABLE CARE ACT
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