Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Americans Not Buying It

Grace-Marie Turner, writing for National Review Online, outlines six reasons why Americans are not enthused about the new healthcare law. Number three is my favorite:
3. Where’s my free health care? eHealthInsurance, the online broker for health insurance, says it has been flooded with calls from people asking, “Where do we get the free Obamacare, and how do I sign up for that?” Would-be customers had expected the overhaul law to translate into instant, affordable coverage.

Are people happy when they find out that the subsidized coverage doesn’t begin for four years and that even then, only a fraction of people will qualify? What about when they learn that most Americans will be required to buy expensive, government-mandated policies? Or that new taxes start right away but still won’t make a dent in the tsunami of red ink the law creates?

Can't you just see some people calling in and asking for and expecting their "free" health care?

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