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12. And if they were given 1 billion, they only spent half of that to date

Reply to riqster (Original post)

Fri Nov 1, 2013, 11:15 AM

Nov 2013

So what good would an additional 9.5 billion have done them?

Money isn't the problem here. It was the timeline and the quality of project management...as well as decision makers not listening to the folks actually doing the work.

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House “Republicans” cut healthcare.gov funding by 90%. No wonder it doesn’t work well. [View all] riqster Oct 2013 OP

If only they could see what they are doing. Coyotl Oct 2013 #1

Sounds like Benghazi and funding for foreign US outposts, all over again. JoePhilly Oct 2013 #2

10 billion, 1 billion.... HooptieWagon Oct 2013 #3

That is baloney....you obviously have no idea how much such an endeavor would cost VanillaRhapsody Oct 2013 #4

Bullshit. HooptieWagon Nov 2013 #5

The examples you cite are not relevant. riqster Nov 2013 #8

but none of them were that big all at once! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #10

bullfuckingshit. cali Nov 2013 #19

It needed 20 billion... but oh well... uponit7771 Nov 2013 #14

Lets assume 50 million sign up... HooptieWagon Nov 2013 #18

Let's watch the media report this and dwell on it treestar Nov 2013 #6

Even the alleged "liberals" at NPR barely mentioned it. riqster Nov 2013 #9

Thats why they were questioning Sebalious how they paid for this and that. B Calm Nov 2013 #7

10 billion dollars?? B2G Nov 2013 #11

And if they were given 1 billion, they only spent half of that to date B2G Nov 2013 #12

that's how they work, kill a program, then complain it's not working. spanone Nov 2013 #13

I don't see the cut in the PDF that is in the link in the post... anyone else have a link to the cut uponit7771 Nov 2013 #15

Why would the funding for such a critical piece not be included in the legislation? Seems idiotic. TheKentuckian Nov 2013 #16

bullshit from that fucking LIAR, mr blunt and stupid cali Nov 2013 #17