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The Obamacare implosion is worse than you think
Washington Post ^ | October 14, 2013 | Marc Thiessen

Posted on 10/14/2013 8:52:34 AM PDT by PJ-Comix

Obamacare is imploding. But thanks to the government shutdown, everyone is talking about the implosion of the GOP instead.

The shutdown drama has distracted from the fact that Obamacare’s debut is worse than many realize — and it threatens the fundamental viability of the law itself. The administration claims the Obamacare online exchanges crashed because the Web site got more than 8 million hits in the first week. Please. You know how many people visit Amazon.com every week? More than 70 million. The difference is: 1.) Amazon seldom crashes, and 2.) on Amazon, people actually buy something.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Government
KEYWORDS: 0carenightmare; bhohealthcare; forcedtax; govtshutdown; impoverishamerica; irscontrol; miserablefailure; nwo; obamacare; obamacarepremiums; obamacarerollout; obamacaresoftware; shutdown; thiessen; tyranny; virus
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To: Mack the knife

“Ask any software professional, and they will tell you that unstable requirements, no experienced management personnel, and development personnel with a poor track record will guarantee DOOM on a project. And you can’t test quality into bad software - testing reveals errors, and every fix you make has a high probability of introducing more errors.”

Well said!

From a software perspective, they can’t fix it and it will have to be torn down and re-implemented by someone who knows what they are doing and how to do it.

But they can’t — because no one knows how everything is supposed to fit together ==> no firm requirements.

The only answer, speaking logically, is to TEAR IT DOWN, and go back to status quo ante. The only thing keeping that from happening is the political hubris of Obamma&Co.

Can’t someone get an injunction to shut it down??


81 posted on 10/14/2013 11:42:19 AM PDT by AMDG&BVMH (wE)
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To: lentulusgracchus

The car with the “I (heart) Obamacare” bumber sticker on the lower part of her trunk did, in fact, have Texas license plates. This was in Ellsworth, Maine about three weeks ago.

I was leaving the parking lot seconds after she parked next to me.....it was an early twenty-something woman. She probably came from Austin.

Hopefully, she’ll head “south”.....to Boston or New York City, where she’ll be right at home. Here’s hoping she stays out of The Lone Star State.


82 posted on 10/14/2013 11:46:11 AM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (The Second Amendment makes all the other amendments possible)
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To: Travis McGee

I fear the satire in your comment will sail right over the heads of a great many WaPo readers, who will take you literally (and agree!).


83 posted on 10/14/2013 11:46:20 AM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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To: PJ-Comix; All
Computer experts say the problems with the site are not because of heavy traffic but are the result of structural flaws in system architecture.

BS! This is probably how Obama Administration is unlawfully delaying Obamacare until after 2014 elections.

84 posted on 10/14/2013 12:00:47 PM PDT by Amendment10
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

Probably true for about 1/3 of them.

The other 2/3 will just go “Huh?”


85 posted on 10/14/2013 12:29:59 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: diamond6

You have to first select “all comments” not just “top comments.”

(I don’t know who the smaller subset of “top commenters” are, but they appear to only be elite WaPo-chosen Obama Kool-Aid drinkers.)

Under “all comments” select “most liked” and mine is on top.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/marc-thiessen-the-obamacare-implosion-is-worse-than-you-think/2013/10/14/7efa4e74-34d7-11e3-be86-6aeaa439845b_allComments.html?ctab=all


86 posted on 10/14/2013 12:32:12 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: henkster

Smart!


88 posted on 10/14/2013 2:42:55 PM PDT by matginzac
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To: MeshugeMikey

Good one...I’ve noticed that earlier...very clever!


89 posted on 10/14/2013 2:43:51 PM PDT by matginzac
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To: F15Eagle

These folks are definite sheeple and what’s interesting is we are a fairly conservative county...but apparently, we have some “true believers” and sadly, most around here are A-As......


90 posted on 10/14/2013 2:45:55 PM PDT by matginzac
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To: henkster

Is Anthem Blue Cross Hitler, or Stalin?


91 posted on 10/14/2013 2:52:31 PM PDT by kenavi (Debunk THIS!)
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To: PJ-Comix

This is hard to understand, since government usually operates flawlessly.


92 posted on 10/14/2013 2:52:38 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: Paine in the Neck

Or the problems when millions of illegal immigrants using stolen IDs start having their data mixed with that of the real individuals - including medical history, blood type and billing.


93 posted on 10/14/2013 2:53:35 PM PDT by tbw2
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas; PJ-Comix; All
Here's another angle on this:

Forbes: Obamacare Glitches are Intentional

http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/10/14/obamacares-website-is-crashing-because-it-doesnt-want-you-to-know-health-plans-true-costs/

Rush's take, here.

94 posted on 10/14/2013 3:08:09 PM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
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To: PoloSec

Only $30 million was spent on the web development. The additional $33 million was spent on web contract administration that went down to the precinct level


95 posted on 10/14/2013 3:18:09 PM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Travon... Felony assault and battery hate crime)
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To: Mack the knife

-— Ask any software professioinal, and they will tell you that unstable requirements, no experienced management personnel, and development personnel with a poor track record will guarentee DOOM on a project. And you can’t test quality into bad software - testing reveals errors, and every fix you make has a high probabililty of introducing more errors.-—

Burn baby, burn!


96 posted on 10/14/2013 3:22:35 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: Mack the knife
Ask any software professioinal, and they will tell you that unstable requirements, no experienced management personnel, and development personnel with a poor track record will guarentee DOOM on a project.

People who don't really know what it takes to write a program actually think that somehow you just turn the computer on and magic happens. They have no idea what software engineering is all about.

What has happened is a tremendous flaw the liberals have contracted and it may actually help us.

97 posted on 10/14/2013 3:41:01 PM PDT by Slyfox
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To: Mack the knife

BUMP : )


98 posted on 10/14/2013 3:44:54 PM PDT by AMDG&BVMH (wE)
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To: Slyfox

It’s no leap from “We have to pass it to find out what’s in it.” to “We have to put it online to see if works.”


99 posted on 10/14/2013 3:48:52 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: PJ-Comix

I did not read all the posts, but I’m wondering if they put out the shitty web site to get people to bite. Lets forget about the shut down and focus on how shitty the ACA is. The shut down is over and all the sudden the website is up and running and secure. just wondering.


100 posted on 10/14/2013 3:54:37 PM PDT by TBall
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