tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373131336974671914.post1752550944134862253..comments2023-10-31T04:51:07.590-04:00Comments on Potomac Fever: Obama, a loner presidentTJEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16658864498584155557noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373131336974671914.post-69745985408701740342011-10-12T20:12:03.068-04:002011-10-12T20:12:03.068-04:00I brought up the under-age-26 provision because it...I brought up the under-age-26 provision because it's currently one of easiest ways to see the Bill's effect. It extends coverage to 1.8 million previously uninsured young americans. Maybe this isn't landmark in itself, but I would argue its significant.<br /><br />In the meantime, I do have to agree with large parts of the bill seeming to have no effect. This is one of the problems of Obamacare, that it's not instant gratification. I mean, to start off, the biggest provisions from Obamacare regulating the health care market won't even go into effect until 2014. The provisions that go into effect before then have to do with tax credits and grants that will set the market up for the changes in 2014. If anyone is upset with Obamacare not having the desired effects, its because it isn't not yet supposed to.<br /><br />I will also agree (and wish) Obama could have done more to ensure EVERY American had coverage under the bill BUT there's a need for compromise in the government to ensure a bill's survival. Even with Democratic majorities, the President needed to make concessions but fortunately was able to maintain a push in the right direction. I firmly believe Obamacare will fall on the right side of history although it hopefully won't be the final word on this issue.<br /><br />And, while were speaking longterm, the CBO scores Obamacare as reducing the federal deficit by $143 billion between 2010 and 2019.wruschehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191492769520762305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373131336974671914.post-75569301723746530702011-10-10T05:02:19.996-04:002011-10-10T05:02:19.996-04:00The article raises interesting questions about POT...The article raises interesting questions about POTUS's approach to politics.TJEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658864498584155557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373131336974671914.post-33317487052714974172011-10-09T23:04:09.912-04:002011-10-09T23:04:09.912-04:00I know where your going with that argument, and I ...I know where your going with that argument, and I don't doubt that there were some good things which came out of the law. That was not my contention in any way shape or form, and you should have seen that from the outset, in which I stated I was in support of the bill's ideological background but I do not think it succeeded in accomplishing what it was intended to. Being able to stay on your parent's health insurance plan until you are 26 is a minor point within the larger framework of the bill and would have required no additional tax burden to Americans. Simple legislation mandating that insurers allow people to stay on their parent's plan would have accomplished the same ends. Instead though Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act achieved only mediocrity in being able to cover the masses, and did so with a huge financial burden.<br />I like the idea of comprehensive health care, but it has to be exactly that, COMPREHENSIVE. You cannot attach such a hefty financial burden and achieve only moderate coverage.TMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569084937516003043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373131336974671914.post-42953032557604306682011-10-09T22:32:18.305-04:002011-10-09T22:32:18.305-04:00Are you still on your parents' health insuranc...Are you still on your parents' health insurance plan right now?wruschehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191492769520762305noreply@blogger.com