So
the administration has delayed implementation of the employer mandate
for one year in what must be a desperate move to avoid an immediate
train wreck, a tacit acknowledgment that the mandate is unworkable, or a
shrewd and/or cynical political move to get safely past the 2014
election cycle, depending on which theory you find most plausible.
But none of this should cause any of us to doubt that the complete Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will ultimately triumph and become a beloved part of our Way of Life, deeply appreciated by a grateful citizenry, right?
Let us put aside for a moment the fact that regarding ObamaCare, most Americans have no clue what they are supposed to do or what the law is going to do to them, even though the individual mandate is still officially to go into effect in January and the exchanges are supposed to launch just three months from now (and that's a big "supposed"; try contacting your state insurance department or the HHS and asking for specifics). Never mind that the estimated price tag for the exchanges has doubled since last year to $4.4 billion. Pay no attention to the absurdity of using Hollywood and sports celebrities, none of whom will ever be caught dead in an ObamaCare clinic, to sell young, healthy people on the idea that it's cool to spend money (that they don't have because they can't find jobs in Obama's economy) on inflated health insurance premiums to subsidize their older, sicker compatriots.
But none of this should cause any of us to doubt that the complete Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will ultimately triumph and become a beloved part of our Way of Life, deeply appreciated by a grateful citizenry, right?
Let us put aside for a moment the fact that regarding ObamaCare, most Americans have no clue what they are supposed to do or what the law is going to do to them, even though the individual mandate is still officially to go into effect in January and the exchanges are supposed to launch just three months from now (and that's a big "supposed"; try contacting your state insurance department or the HHS and asking for specifics). Never mind that the estimated price tag for the exchanges has doubled since last year to $4.4 billion. Pay no attention to the absurdity of using Hollywood and sports celebrities, none of whom will ever be caught dead in an ObamaCare clinic, to sell young, healthy people on the idea that it's cool to spend money (that they don't have because they can't find jobs in Obama's economy) on inflated health insurance premiums to subsidize their older, sicker compatriots.
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