[DB]

It was written by a bunch academics that have endless theories of how things work without any actual experience. Reality and theory are often very different things outside the hard sciences. They set off to design a complex system without any incremental feedback and without any actual experience. Failure was guaranteed from the start. It's only going to get worse. This is just the purchasing phase of the law. The intro to the core of the law. Actually exercising coverage and receiving healthcare is the core.

[pepsionice]

I would agree, by summer of 2014 is the point where the economy feels the pain. This deductible business....where you owe the first $6,000....is where you start to deny vacations, new cars, and limit college tuition. There’s a mini-recession by the close of 2014 for the nation. Might as well prepare for that bit of bad news.

[Kozak]

I remember reading about the “planned economy” in the USSR.
No price or market feedback so counted on different “metrics”.

So shoe output was measured in total shoes produced.
This is why you end up with 1 style, all small sizes since they take less material.

Glass was measured in square feet produced. So its rolled thin and most of it breaks before it can be installed.

Wheat is measured in metric tons harvested. So what if most of it rots before it gets to market. Etc etc etc...

The just seem to never learn....

[buffyt]

Exactly! Just like when the feds tell car makers they have to improve MPG and get better and better mileage, while these feds don’t have a clue how to build a trike!