tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588709444841156892.post1030153138797045692..comments2023-09-27T05:07:57.139-04:00Comments on The Dismal Political Economist: The President’s Biggest Obstacle On Health Care Reform After the President Himself – The National MediaDavid Ricardohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03733100135827552933noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588709444841156892.post-15066751299399215172013-11-06T00:13:50.532-05:002013-11-06T00:13:50.532-05:00Hola TDPE! While I agree with your comments RM, w...Hola TDPE! While I agree with your comments RM, why do we have for profit media in 2013 that has totally abrogated their responsibilty to tell us the truth? We're screwed in any way you look at it! It makes me so sick which is why I don't watch the for profit media. May the Gawds forgive us us for our myopic, selfish, quarterly profit driven model of driving news coverage. In short, until something changes, we're just screwed! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4588709444841156892.post-23586841679967289012013-11-03T08:41:03.364-05:002013-11-03T08:41:03.364-05:00All-out opposition to the ACA has created a self-f...All-out opposition to the ACA has created a self-fulfilling prophecy.<br /><br />Opponents of healthcare reform say that it will cause Americans to end up with less insurance or more expensive insurance. A theme is created and repeated in the media.<br /><br />The ACA eliminates plans that fail to serve the basic purpose of healthcare insurance: preventing individuals from incurring unaffordable medical expenses, which are ultimately borne by other healthcare consumers.<br /><br />Relying on the theme created by Conservatives, Americans who lose their insurance in this manner and are offered new plans see this as an affront rather than an opportunity. <br /><br />Conservatives proclaim that they were correct, and that the ACA worsened Americans' healthcare coverage.<br /><br />But this is all standard operating procedure for Conservatives, who oppose all forms of regulation regardless of the incalculable damage caused by under-regulation. What is astonishing is the utter incompetence displayed by the Obama administration on the ACA ever since the push to enact it began. Obama has never once issued a cogent and accurate explanation of how the ACA will affect and improve the lives of ordinary Americans. He has never once explained why it is economically advantageous for more Americans to be insured. He has never once explained that having millions of uninsured or underinsured Americans is lunacy, not freedom. When will he learn that no one will champion his cause for him; he needs to do it himself?Rich Mahoganyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078545531672950308noreply@blogger.com