Posted on 07/24/2013 4:47:54 PM PDT by Nachum
CHICAGO (AP) — It will make you stronger. It will give you peace of mind and make you feel like a winner. Health insurance is what the whole country has been talking about, so don’t be left out.
Sound like a sales pitch? Get ready for a lot more. As President Barack Obama’s health care law moves from theory to reality in the coming months, its success may hinge on whether the best minds in advertising can reach one of the hardest-to-find parts of the population: people without health coverage.
The campaign won’t come cheap: The total amount to be spent nationally on publicity, marketing and advertising will be at least $684 million, according to data compiled The Associated Press from federal and state sources.
About 16 percent of Americans are uninsured, but despite years of political debate and media attention, more than three-quarters of them still know little about the law known as “Obamacare,” according to recent surveys.
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I don’t suppose the buffoons down at the CBO added this in when those morons were calculating how much the ObamaCare train wreck was going to cost the taxpayers.
In the real world, any CEO proposing that strategy would be so gone...!
FWIW - There was an Obamacare ‘Activist’ on CSPAN last week, he called in. As an out reach, he said he’s been trying to organize Information Sessions at local churches, but nobody is showing up. They’re gonna have to pay people to show up if you axe me ...
0.7 billion $ to convince us why it’s a good idea to puchase those shiney new government chains and put them on.
Why did Congress vote to fund this activity when we need money for other priorities?
Don’t fund it, Boehner
What bugs me is that many conservative media types rail against Obamacare but happily accept the dollars that are spent on about every other commercial on their shows by some .gov agency or other.
Sounds like another democrat election slush fund.
Nearly a billion dollars to advertise on obamacare which will kill many people. Horrible.
People who won't pay for their own food, phone, babies, housing, and education, are going to be thrilled to sign up for paying thousands of dollars for health insurance for care they might need?
Whose pockets are they filling up with this cash?
How about a counter campaign: “Don’t be a sap, wait until you are sick.” Or would storm troopers kick in the doors of any who oppose Dear Leader?
Going into liberal NGO’s and stuff, just like the marketing for amnesty around $300 million.
How do you think groups like ACORN etc get their federal funds?
ever heard of conservative groups getting these funds?
The nation has deteriorated into a bad “Twilight Zone” episode.
NFP organizations who are given contracts for outreach efforts. IOW, ACORN Groups.
How much did Ford spend trying to sell the Edsel?
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