In the "inner city", the Democrats have "block captains", who report to "precinct captains". Their official duty is to get Dem voters motivated and to the polls. One important way they do it is by solving problems for Dems in their area. They make sure that you are signed up for every social program and benefit that they can possibly get you onto, and deal with the bureaucrats for you when you have a problem.
Now extend that concept: if you need medical care and it's denied, you have to go to your Dem precinct captain. If you are a good and active Dem, then he will solve your problem. If you are NOT a good Dem (or, worse, a Republican), you will NOT get your medical care issue solved. Thus, your life, and the lives of your family, will depend on being seen as a good little Dem.
EXCERPT Obamacare calls for states to set up “marketplaces,” in which it sap-happily supposes that people with no employer-based health insurance can shop for coverage at competitive rates........these state “insurance exchanges” constitute the key to O’care’s success or failure b/c Without these new state bureaucracies, Obamacare cannot work.
Significantly, the law doesn’t actually require states to set up “marketplaces” and there is no rational incentive for them to do so....except for sap-happy pols who rely on giveaways to get reelected.
States that create “exchanges” will be soaking taxpayers another $10 million to $100 million per year to run one.
Since most states are already in deep doo-doo for previous giveaways, its not likely taxpayers will embrace these costs with enthusiasm.........more at americanspectator.com