…may just be whether you believe health care insurance is redistributive justice, or whether you believe it’s, you know, health care insurance. A lot of Obamacare opponents have said, “Don’t piss on my back and tell me it’s raining.” I … Continue reading →
Ever since the Obamacare rollout I’ve been studying more of the details of Obamacare, including how subsidies will actually work. There’s so much information out there, so much of it shocking, that my posts just can’t keep up with my … Continue reading →
It’s that some day, children will go out trick or treating for fruits and vegetables: First Lady Michelle Obama held a news conference last night, where she predicted that one day, children would go out on Halloween and beg for … Continue reading →
All is now explained. When President Obama said, “”If you like your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep your health care plan, period” he actually meant to say “periods,” plural. As in “…”, otherwise known as the ellipsis: … Continue reading →
…and says he’s also the world’s happiest man. I decided to post this as a feel-good story because I figured we need some relief from all-Obamacare all the time. Then I noticed that the groom, who is from Turkey, went … Continue reading →
It’s clear: It’s not easy to get a lie into a presidential speech. Every draft address is circulated to the White House senior staff and key Cabinet officials in something called the “staffing process.” Every line is reviewed by dozens … Continue reading →
David Cutler wrote this memo on health reform implementation in May of 2010, about six weeks after Obamacare was passed. I suggest you read the whole thing, and remember as you read it that Cutler was a supporter of the … Continue reading →
…with their junk policies before Obamacare came along and fixed it for you. From an article in the WSJ by Edie Sundby, who suffers from gallbladder cancer and yet has outlived her original dire prognosis by years: Since March 2007 … Continue reading →
I’ve got a new piece up at PJ. It’s about MIT economist Jonathan Gruber’s claim that only 3% of the population will be hurt financially by premium changes as a result of Obamacare, a statistic that’s currently being trumpeted by … Continue reading →
President Obama repeatedly and brazenly lied to the American people about keeping their health insurance plans and their doctors, and now he uses sophistry and more lies to weasel out of it, adding that they should just “Shop around” for … Continue reading →
The inspiration is Bob Dylan’s “Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again” (you can find Dylan’s original lyrics here). The singer for this version is Obama, of course. And I didn’t even have to change the lyrics all … Continue reading →
It may well be that what’s been going on lately with Obamacare is that imagology has met reality. Before the rollout, everything was theoretical. Even now, almost everything is a prediction and projection about what we think will happen. But … Continue reading →