We aren't talking Iraq here.
Will technology accomplish what the GOP could not?
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FriendlyFire
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Mission accomplished !
FriendlyFire
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Some times democracy is messy and chaotic with Iraqis looting weapons from the arms depots, and stuff happens in a free democratic society like Freedom IEDs, and Freedom explosions. We know where it is north south east west somewhere ! You goto war with what you have not what you need ! Let
DD seems to think American leaders should be quitters.
Why wait until April 2013 to start building the website if it is so central to the ACA working?
I never understood that part.
Here's roughly what I think happened.
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/design_hell
Hah, just kidding. I have no idea what technical disaster actually occurred. I just like linking that comic.
I never understood that part.
Here's roughly what I think happened.
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/design_hell
Hah, just kidding. I have no idea what technical disaster actually occurred. I just like linking that comic.
Some missions can be accomplished in 6 days, 6 weeks, 6 months, tops.
I'm not claiming anything, actually. And remember all those posts I made where I said I didn't think this went well?
All I'm trying to communicate is that I don't think we know the whole picture of the constraints the people in charge were operating under. Like that Supreme Court ruling - imagine if they had struck down the entire law but we found out that $100,000,000 had already been spent on setting up the 'architecture' of ACA. Republican would have been howling for heads to roll over this excessive waste of taxpayer money. Given that, was it prudent to hold off on some expenditures until after the Supreme Court decision was handed down?
Also, I don't know if this is possible, but could the administration have delayed launch - or was that set by the test of the bill that Congress passed? I don't know, and I don't know if the Adminstration could have unilaterally changed the dates without congressional input. Do you really think that Republicans would have allowed a vote on something that would enable a smoother roll-out? I strongly doubt it.
See above. I don't know if that's really the reason, but it doesn't sound implausible on the face of it.
That was Awesome! I love the fact that the dialogue is all stuff that's actually been said
He's already unilaterally delayed the employer mandate. Why stop now?
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That should scare nobody. Market discipline is a powerful force.
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Yeah, it's such an efficient force that our healthcare system never needed any overhaul of any kind, right?
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It's extremely efficient. And it's extremely uncaring.
Which is why it's such a spectacular bad idea to let the market loose on healthcare. Look at the damage they are causing by just lobbying.
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It's not an efficient market force when contracts are allowed to be broken without penalty for the breaker. It's just fraud, plain and simple but the healthcare companies committed it daily. Even under strict libertarian style capitalism fraud isn't allowed and when it happens, you can't claim it's free-market forces acting because then it's not really a free market.
And i agree with your conclusion, btw, i just can't go along with market forces being efficient as applied to healthcare because there wasn't a free market there to begin with.
And i agree with your conclusion, btw, i just can't go along with market forces being efficient as applied to healthcare because there wasn't a free market there to begin with.
Ziggy Stardust
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I was speaking generally. Not about the deregulated corrupt previous system. I agree with your assessment.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...-is-amazing-news-for-our-health-cost-problem/
See, the GOP could have claimed Obamacare a political victory for themselves and their goals years ago. It's going to be too late by 2016.
See, the GOP could have claimed Obamacare a political victory for themselves and their goals years ago. It's going to be too late by 2016.
HHS extends deadline for individuals to enroll in Obamacare for January coverage
HHS to delay 2015 Obamacare enrollment by a month
I think we have twin admissions here. 1) The website isn't getting fixed anytime soon and 2) the admin fully expects premiums to rise next year and wants to avoid that playing a roll in the midterms if possible.
HHS to delay 2015 Obamacare enrollment by a month
I think we have twin admissions here. 1) The website isn't getting fixed anytime soon and 2) the admin fully expects premiums to rise next year and wants to avoid that playing a roll in the midterms if possible.
