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stg81

(351 posts) Wed Feb 5, 2014, 07:05 AM Feb 2014

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Response to CBO report about ACA "job losses": TIME FOR THE PUBLIC OPTION

That's your response, Mr. President.

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Response to CBO report about ACA "job losses": TIME FOR THE PUBLIC OPTION (Original Post) stg81 Feb 2014 OP

LOL! Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #1

Someone that read and understood the CBO report, before commenting? ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #3

The idea that President Obama would ever endorse a public option is laughable. n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #5

Yeah ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #6

The report does not say people will lose their jobs cause of the ACA TDale313 Feb 2014 #2

You are exactly correct ... 1StrongBlackMan Feb 2014 #4

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)

1. LOL!

Reply to stg81 (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 07:08 AM

Feb 2014

Just who do you think you're dealing with?

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

3. Someone that read and understood the CBO report, before commenting? ...

Reply to Egalitarian Thug (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 08:31 AM

Feb 2014

Yeah, that's rich!

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)

5. The idea that President Obama would ever endorse a public option is laughable. n/t

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 09:03 AM

Feb 2014

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

6. Yeah ...

Reply to Egalitarian Thug (Reply #5)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 10:58 AM

Feb 2014

because the ACA already allows any jurisdiction, so inclined, to accomplish a Public Option on their exchange (see: Vermont and I believe New Hampshire and California).

But heck ... why waste good anti-President Obama snark, just because it's inaccurate.

TDale313

(7,820 posts)

2. The report does not say people will lose their jobs cause of the ACA

Reply to stg81 (Original post)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 07:15 AM

Feb 2014

It says they will no longer have to work just for the health care. More people will be able to look for another job, cut hours, quit to stay home with the kids. The cheap headline is "Obamacare costs 2 million jobs" The truth is people will be given freedom to pursue their own paths with less fear that they'll no longer have health care.

And yes, love to see the push for a Public Option or Single Payer, but we shouldn't let Republicans frame this as people getting fired cause of Obamacare.

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

4. You are exactly correct ...

Reply to TDale313 (Reply #2)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 08:34 AM

Feb 2014

One result of the ACA I expect to see is a sudden drop in new, small business starts ... creating more jobs.

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