OMG! Obama Wishes He’d Been Clearer About the Awesomeness of Obamacare
Courtesy of Jr. Deputy Accountant
To hear Obama tell it, Obamacare is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Sure he wishes he’d been more transparent about the impact of health care legislation from the gate but the important thing is that he’s doing it now, right?
CNN:
Asked about the negative perception that many Americans have about signature legislation of his first two years in office, Obama said opponents of reform fought hard against it and he could have done more to sell it.
On such a complicated issue as health care reform, Obama said, the administration knew opponents would offer distortions in opposing the bill.
With provisions of the reform bill starting to take effect, people now can see the benefits for themselves and therefore understand it better, he said.
His government must continue "beating the drum and clarifying what’s in the bill," he said, noting that negative advertisements that lack specifics can influence public opinion.
Negative advertisements huh?
Guess what, my dear OMG-in-Chief, people now can see the benefits for themselves and therefore understand it better, people like corporate CFOs who now have to change their rules and put aside whole stockpiles of cash to deal with this crap.
See Qualcomm slashes health care benefits in response to ObamaCare law via WC Varones or Citing health care law, Boeing pares employee plan via AP for more on the subject. AT&T, Verizon, Caterpillar, John Deere, McDonalds and 3M have all come out saying they may or have slashed health care as a direct response to Obama’s fantastic, ground-breaking health care legislation. Does that clarify what’s in the bill enough for you?
Don’t forget to buy all the OTC meds you can now before new FSA rules kick in.
The economics of Obamacare speak for themselves, OMG can find something else to be transparent about while we have a nice long chat with the actual impact.
