ObamaCare will be the GOP’s savior in 2014
Daddow wisely notes that imposing a tax is a lot easier than collecting one imposed on a population that doesn’t file federal income taxes.
If those funding sources for Obamacare don’t materialize, rates for insurance policies will soar. More employers will decide paying a fine for not offering coverage is the cheapest way out, and a lot of folks who are used to having employer-provided insurance will be dumped into the government exchanges.
Costs will go up, services will go down, Daddow predicts, because the health care system is not prepared to absorb 33 million new patients.
Any goodwill Obamacare generated by mandating coverage of pre-existing conditions and for “children” up to age 26 will evaporate once employees start losing their policies and the monthly bills skyrocket.
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Everyone was saying that about 2012, what with Obamacare being underwater in popularity and all. Didn’t pan out.
theperfecteconomist on January 11, 2013 at 9:42 PM
I trust that the GOP can pull defeat out of the jaws of ALL victories. They’ve proven themselves experts at it.
Warner Todd Huston on January 11, 2013 at 9:44 PM
Yep. People are assuming that the hard times will make them hate Obama/Dems. I think there is a real chance that people will think they need government that much more when it gets ugly.
I don’t exactly see Greece turning into some capitalist utopia.
ChrisL on January 11, 2013 at 9:48 PM
I’m waiting for one state with balls to tell Ogabe and the feds to GFY.
Faster, please.
artist on January 11, 2013 at 9:51 PM
Too late. The cries for single payer is growing stronger every day. This was a feature and not a bug. This WILL GET TO THE ULTIMATE GOAL…..
SINGLE PAYER.
watertown on January 11, 2013 at 9:52 PM
The fact that we’re relying on the failure of our political enemies doesn’t say much about us.
joekenha on January 11, 2013 at 10:05 PM
Whatever.
CW on January 11, 2013 at 10:10 PM
In order to capitalize on this, we need to run candidates who have a lot of experience in healthcare and have advocated for an increasing government role.
cthulhu on January 11, 2013 at 10:17 PM
With Romney, the case against Obamacare could not be made. Maybe with it kicking in and not working (as we all predict) people will begin to see the light with high premiums and postponed doctor visits.
Tasha on January 11, 2013 at 10:49 PM
It could have been for 2012, but we nominated Romney, the Godfather of ObamaCare.
portlandon on January 11, 2013 at 10:57 PM
Which is what they intended from the start.
malclave on January 11, 2013 at 11:05 PM
Yeah, well, they forgot to factor in who makes the voting machines, who maintains them, and who counts the votes.
The Rogue Tomato on January 11, 2013 at 11:27 PM
Actions are funny things.
Schadenfreude on January 11, 2013 at 11:30 PM
He’s wrong. Republicans will get the blame. The Dems bucked history in 2012 with their tactics, and the Reps haven’t figured a counter yet. Right now I see Dem gains in 2014.
Iblis on January 11, 2013 at 11:37 PM
No. Not at all.
The bad stuff wasn’t supposed to kick in until this year. Everyone paying attention knew it was a ploy to get Obama reelected.
Saying bad things are going to happen doesn’t work as well as when it actually happens. The payroll tax increase is a prime example. Everyone knew it was going up. Look at how many people voted for Obama and then went ballistic when they found out they’re paying 2% more.
ButterflyDragon on January 12, 2013 at 1:09 AM