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Why Obamacare risks falling into a ‘death spiral’
Washington Post ^
| November 10, 2014
| Dana Milbank
Posted on 11/12/2014 12:12:52 PM PST by QT3.14
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posted on
11/12/2014 12:12:52 PM PST
by
QT3.14
To: QT3.14
it was designed to fail anyways
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posted on
11/12/2014 12:15:49 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: QT3.14
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posted on
11/12/2014 12:17:59 PM PST
by
henkster
(Do I really need a sarcasm tag?)
To: QT3.14
It can’t die.
SCOTUS can always find some “right” in it, and now matter how poorly designed or expensive it is, the Federal Government can always have the Federal Reserve print up more money for debt monetization to pay for it.
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posted on
11/12/2014 12:20:01 PM PST
by
PGR88
To: GeronL
Obie wants to bring us...... SINGLE PAYER....before....say.... January!!...
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posted on
11/12/2014 12:21:30 PM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
To: QT3.14
and the looming possibility that the high court will strike down the law will probably deter those who are considering signing up for its coverage.
A-HA! So that's going to be the new talking point when enrollment figures are way below their projections. They're setting it up now.
To: QT3.14
there is no such thing as a death spiral for Obamacare or any federal program for that matter, it’s just a bigger deficit, which Obama and the democrats just don’t care about. It means absolutely nothing to them
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posted on
11/12/2014 12:22:17 PM PST
by
kushnejz
To: GeronL
” it was designed to fail anyways”
Of course it was. Back door to the fedgov just snatching money out of your account every month.
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posted on
11/12/2014 12:22:43 PM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens.)
To: QT3.14
My, my. that would be such a shame. When the light of truth shines on the lying Left, they run like cockroaches.
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posted on
11/12/2014 12:28:43 PM PST
by
txrefugee
To: stephenjohnbanker
There’s something near that called withholding, but some universal healthcare tax would make it worse.
The idea is such a lead balloon, however, that it will force political change.
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posted on
11/12/2014 12:29:51 PM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: QT3.14
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posted on
11/12/2014 12:30:15 PM PST
by
2ndDivisionVet
(The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.)
To: MeshugeMikey
what did panther whiz ever do to deserve the comparison here.
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posted on
11/12/2014 12:31:01 PM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: QT3.14
The more the insurance companies take a hit, the more they get paid by the taxpayer, so it’s not a death spiral in the classic sense of the term. Believe me, the insurance actuaries have baked in this very scenario, whearas Dynamic Analysis is not the government’s forte.
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posted on
11/12/2014 12:32:34 PM PST
by
Sirius Lee
(All that is required for evil to advance is for government to do "something")
To: QT3.14
The Washington Pest is spinning the "Death Spiral" here.
The Death Spiral is when not enough input is there for the outgo. In this case young people, paying through the nose and paying fines, verses sick people (read with pre-existing conditions).
IMHO Obamacare is already in the Death Spiral because of the pre-existing clause and that not enough of the young have signed up because it is too expensive for most of them.
My feeling was that, just as the Architect said, the Voters were stupid (and did not realize the planned failure of the ACA). When the outgo exceeds the income, it's a treasury raid till that goes bust and so does our government. IMHO, that is the plan.
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posted on
11/12/2014 12:33:43 PM PST
by
sr4402
To: GeronL
it was designed to fail anyways Yes, but it was supposed to kill off the private insurance market first.
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posted on
11/12/2014 12:41:36 PM PST
by
SeeSharp
To: QT3.14
There is no Dana, only Tool.
To: PGR88
The American People are against it, it will die or be killed.
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posted on
11/12/2014 12:53:22 PM PST
by
fortheDeclaration
(Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
To: GeronL
While yours is the obvious answer, I offer others:
1-It is the natural result of the Black Hole it created in the Federal Budget.
2-Pyramid Schemes always end in a death spiral.
3-Oft times the “Greater Fool Theory” runs out of fools earlier than anticipated.
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posted on
11/12/2014 1:02:17 PM PST
by
G Larry
(Amnesty imposes SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL immigrants & minorities)
To: QT3.14
Obama ... hoisted on his own petard ... Bravo!!!!!
To: HiTech RedNeck
Its Obama's Drink Of Choice!
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posted on
11/12/2014 1:10:26 PM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
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