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Obamacare Architect: We Passed the Law Thanks to the ‘Stupidity of the American Voter
http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/insurance.html ^

Posted on 11/10/2014 4:35:06 PM PST by navysealdad

One of the architects of Obamacare said the law was written in a deliberately “tortured” way and relied on the “stupidity of the American voter” to ensure its passage. In a newly unearthed 2013 clip, Jonathan Gruber, the MIT health economist who helped craft parts of the Affordable Care Act, got fairly candid about the tactics used to get the Affordable Care Act passed during a panel at the Annual Health Economists’ Conference last year.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: california; gruber; jonathangruber; nancypelosi; obamacare; stupidity
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1 posted on 11/10/2014 4:35:06 PM PST by navysealdad
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To: navysealdad

No voters, stupid or not, voted on the bill.

Is he talking about the stupidty of congressional voters?


2 posted on 11/10/2014 4:37:04 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Life is good.)
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To: navysealdad

He is so much smarter than the average American. What an intellect!


3 posted on 11/10/2014 4:37:37 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie (The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
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To: navysealdad

I realize that SCOTUS is going to hear the case on the o’care subsidies. The same subsidies that this c@cksucker Gruber ran his mouth about.

If I’m correct, in this latest video, apparently Gruber states that all the mandates, etc are in fact taxes, etc etc and that they were concealed using different language, b/c us Americans are so damn stupid.

Here’s my question to the Drudge World...

Can this latest revelation be used as part of the arguments presented to SCOTUS or has the argument on subsidies, etc already been set in stone?


4 posted on 11/10/2014 4:40:33 PM PST by qaz123
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To: navysealdad

I happen to agree with the guy. In a world of intelligent, informed voters democrats would never even make the ballot.


5 posted on 11/10/2014 4:40:49 PM PST by RightOnTheBorder
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To: navysealdad

Be proud democrats. Your “experts” think you’re stupid and you keep proving them to be correct.

After all, this was passed due to democrat stupidity, conservatives warned you about this.


6 posted on 11/10/2014 4:42:28 PM PST by cripplecreek (You can't half ass conservatism.)
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To: RightOnTheBorder

I think for the record ALL freepers knew it was a bunch of crap from the gitgo...we knew....we are not stupid...but we are nearly powerless.....


7 posted on 11/10/2014 4:43:29 PM PST by cherry
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To: cherry
When you 'hold your nose' and vote for liberal republicans, of course you are going to be powerless. That's not really very bright.

/johnny

8 posted on 11/10/2014 4:47:13 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: navysealdad

Conservatives knew. And protested in DC. For all that good it did. They were hell bent on passing it including that witch Louise whatever her last name is from NY with the gut the bill and replace it and deem it passed crap.


9 posted on 11/10/2014 4:50:52 PM PST by Qwackertoo (Worst 8 years ever, First Affirmative Action President, I hope those who did this to us SUFFER MOST!)
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To: navysealdad

The idiots in Congress who voted for Obamacare without any debate or even reading the bill are at fault. However the media helped keep the contents under wraps and spread Obama’s total lies to low information voters


10 posted on 11/10/2014 4:53:18 PM PST by The Great RJ
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To: The Great RJ
The liberal Republicans in Congress (McConnell) have already said they won't shut the government down to de-fund Obamacare.

The liberal Dems couldn't have done it without the liberal Republicans.

Vote conservative. Leave liberalism to the liberals.

/johnny

11 posted on 11/10/2014 4:57:00 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: navysealdad

I think Mr. Gruber will have tire marks on him fairly soon and he’s going to be forced to “clarify” his unfortunate remarks.


12 posted on 11/10/2014 4:57:47 PM PST by dowcaet
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To: navysealdad

That lying b***h Piglousy “deemed” the Unaffordable Care Act into law, circumventing the checks and balances of congressional budgeting. Now it’s falling apart. Let’s hope that the Supremes will drive a stake in the heart of this monster by forbidding government subsidies to those sining up in the 27 states without exchanges, as the law clearly states.


13 posted on 11/10/2014 4:59:52 PM PST by txrefugee
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To: RightOnTheBorder

that makes at least two of us!


14 posted on 11/10/2014 5:00:54 PM PST by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid)
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To: txrefugee
And regardless of what she did, the liberal Republicans keep funding it.

The Dems can't do anything without help from the liberal Republicans.

Vote Conservative. Leave the R if it's liberal.

/johnny

15 posted on 11/10/2014 5:04:30 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: navysealdad
The Communist, Pelosi, said she had to pass it in order to see what was in it.

Effectively deeming it a stool sample.

16 posted on 11/10/2014 5:05:28 PM PST by Texas Eagle
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To: navysealdad

Is there no jail time for this kind of fraud.


17 posted on 11/10/2014 5:05:54 PM PST by Moorings
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To: Texas Eagle
So, what is continually funding it? Who does that?

/johnny

18 posted on 11/10/2014 5:06:44 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Gruber is gay, every day....


19 posted on 11/10/2014 5:08:10 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: JRandomFreeper

It’s Boehner and those damn Continuing Resolutions..


20 posted on 11/10/2014 5:08:13 PM PST by Texas Eagle
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