https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2014/03/12/obama-health-insurance-isnt-expensive-just-cancel-cable-and-phones/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 12:31:48 -0400<![CDATA[This is a few days old, but it&#8217;s amusing nonetheless. Barack Obama appeared in a town hall for Spanish-language media on March 6th to discuss ObamaCare and promote enrollments, and got challenged by a viewer on the economics of it for low-income Americans who are now forced to buy comprehensive health insurance. On a $36,000 annual income, the requirement to buy the broad policy rather than something a little more economical &#8212; say, hospitalization coverage combined with an HSA, a strategy which is now all but illegal &#8212; makes it impossible to comply. Pshaw, Obama replied. Why, all those low-income folks need to do is stop spending money on luxuries like cable television and cell phones!]]>Wed, 12 Mar 2014 10:01:46 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2014/03/12/obama-health-insurance-isnt-expensive-just-cancel-cable-and-phones-n188293