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Old 10-22-2013, 03:45 PM
 
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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.
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Old 10-22-2013, 03:47 PM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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In the words of one of my favorite philosophers, Yogi Berra: "Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded!"
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Old 10-22-2013, 03:50 PM
 
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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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, the AHCA is a failure because it does nothing to actually address the issues of health care cost. The website, which cost the American taxpayers MILLIONS of dollars, is just a sideshow and proof that the lowest bidder usually ends up costing you more than contractors who know what they are doing.

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Why not give it a few years to be fully implemented and then say what it is and is not?
I don't need the government to force me into a contract with a private third party to realize that I don't like the concept.
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Old 10-22-2013, 04:02 PM
 
Location: Too far from home.
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Gee, could it be possible that people are going there because they are curious about the website since the announcement as to what a failure it was, or people looking to get information? All you have to do is go on the site and it's counted as a hit. You don't have to do anything to give the site a hit. I guess no one thought of that when Obama bragged about 2 million hits to show how eager people are to sign up. If people are rushing to enroll Obama said there are places you can go to and do it in person or they can do it over the phone!! Oh wait, the two lines available are always busy.
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Old 10-22-2013, 04:17 PM
 
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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.
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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Old 10-22-2013, 04:18 PM
 
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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?
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Old 10-22-2013, 04:22 PM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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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?
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?
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Old 10-22-2013, 04:23 PM
 
Location: Anchorage Suburbanites and part time Willowbillies
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So the AHCA is a failure because so many people go on the site it crashes?

yup.....

Report: Healthcare website failed test ahead of rollout - CNN.com
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Old 10-22-2013, 04:23 PM
 
Location: SE Florida
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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?
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.”

Wasserman Schultz goes after tea party, defends Obamacare rollout - Sun Sentinel
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Old 10-22-2013, 04:24 PM
 
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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.
Why not, because the failure is costing me. Why would you care? what is it costing you?
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