So the AHCA is a failure because so many people go on the site it crashes? (premium, death)
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Health plans are sending hundreds of thousands of cancellation letters to people who buy their own coverage, frustrating some consumers who want to keep what they have and forcing others to buy more costly policies.
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But the big impact is going to be cost... the true cost will become apparent when we bankrupt.
What makes those who were crying that Obama wasn't doing anything about Syria think the government can run a war if they can't run a web-site?
Apples and oranges.
Why does almost every Obama sock puppet on this side deflect every thread about Obamacare? I'm looking forward to your response, which will probably address Bush and the Iraqi war resolution, or birth control.
Its like saying that the new widget has failed because the doors of Walmart have been pushed in and people are running to the empty the shelf. Why not give it a few years to be fully implemented and then say what it is and is not? You on the far right want it to fail so bad you will see it as such no mater what it does. It could offer eternal life for a dime and you would whine about it. Its getting old hearing how Obama can not do anything right no mater what he does. Its no different than those on the far left who think he walks on water and healed the blind with just a touch. Give it a rest.
No, it's not a failure from too many users.
In fact, traffic is WAYYYY down from the first couple of days. But the site's not really working better.
BTW, in terms of traffic? Alexa says it's at 276th most popular. Not exactly a high traffic site.
drudgereport.com is 83
craigslist.org is 10
facebook.com is 2
city-data.com is 291
I think your theory... Is utter baloney. If they didn't prepare for at least 5 times the traffic of city-data.com they're idiots. Not only that, they EXPECTED vastly more traffic than they got. They were expecting 30 million enrollees in 6 months. They won't get to the first million until december or january...
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz put it into perspective in the Sun Sentinel on Sunday, “problems, glitches, obstacles” are inevitable with a complex new system. “That happens with apps when they’re released all the time and tech companies don’t just decide to scrap the whole plan. What do they do? They upload version 2 and version 3 with bug fixes, and we don’t all raise holy hell over the fact that there were a few bugs in a new app that was released.”
You better believe that if I pushed hard like Obama and Democrats I'd make sure it worked. The Obamacare meltdown serves them right for not using common sense and being arrogant asses.
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Originally Posted by ringwise
We don't want it to fail - we KNOW it will fail. And the website issue is a glaring example of why government should not be in charge of our healthcare. If they can't even get the little part right, how on earth will they get the big part right?
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You forgot to use the words "glitch" and "kink" in your lame defense of the train wreck known as the ACA.
If the federal government can't even run a website, what makes you think they can manage your health care? Are people really so clueless?
WHERE was all this feigned outrage from the "gummint can't do nothin' right" crowd when it was paying close to 1/2 a BILLION $$$ EACH for fighters with faulty oxygen systems that limited them to operating near an airbase???????????????????????????
I guess your handlers don't allow you to rail against your sacred cow MIC, eh?
In fact, traffic is WAYYYY down from the first couple of days. But the site's not really working better.
BTW, in terms of traffic? Alexa says it's at 276th most popular. Not exactly a high traffic site.
drudgereport.com is 83
craigslist.org is 10
facebook.com is 2
city-data.com is 291
I think your theory... Is utter baloney. If they didn't prepare for at least 5 times the traffic of city-data.com they're idiots. Not only that, they EXPECTED vastly more traffic than they got. They were expecting 30 million enrollees in 6 months. They won't get to the first million until december or january...
Yes it is. When you write things like that those of us in the know can tell you are not one of us. The waiting room is gone, the little red error_ID: boxes are gone, the messages that the site is down on your very last screen are gone. All in all it is MUCH better, but that is not to say it is a smoothly flowing and dependable app yet. Progress is being made though, no matter how much you would like to deny that fact
Anyone still claiming traffic was the problem is an idiot at this point. Even John Stewart is making fun of you.
The Washington Post had a great article today on the fact that the Obama administration knew the website was a complete failure but launched it anyway.
Obama caused a government shutdown to avoid a delay to launch a failed product.
Yes it is. When you write things like that those of us in the know can tell you are not one of us. The waiting room is gone, the little red error_ID: boxes are gone, the messages that the site is down on your very last screen are gone. All in all it is MUCH better, but that is not to say it is a smoothly flowing and dependable app yet. Progress is being made though, no matter how much you would like to deny that fact
No, you just have a different definition than I do.
"working better" means that all aspects are just fine.
The fact is, that's not true. Not even close. The functionality is apparently seriously broken, as the insurers find that although stuff comes through, it comes through broken.
None of this, however, addresses the fact that the whole concept is an entire universe of stupid. Only some mindless government troll could dream up something as stupid as Obamacare.
The issue is with the current issues if they aren't remedied will prevent the 7 million needed to enroll in general and the 2.8 million who need to be healthy young people to subsidize the older people who are enrolling because it is finally affordable to get insurance (or a more affordable form.)
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