Health care overhaul spawns mass confusion for public (where's my stash?)

McClatchy News ^ | April 6, 2010 | Margaret Talev

[MuttTheHoople]

WASHINGTON — Two weeks after President Barack Obama signed the big health care overhaul into law, Americans are struggling to understand how — and when — the sweeping measure will affect them.

Questions reflecting confusion have flooded insurance companies, doctors' offices, human resources departments and business groups.

"They're saying, 'Where do we get the free Obama care, and how do I sign up for that?'

[MuttTheHoople]

Uh oh. Health care is now "free".

[CholeraJoe]

40 acres and a mule.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

WE WANT PIE....WE WANT PIE......WE WANT PIE.....WE WANT PIE.....WE WANT PIE........

[freekitty]

And we want it NOW.

[Man50D]

Two weeks after President Barack Obama signed the big health care overhaul into law,

This opening sentence couldn't be more incorrect. Any federal version of health care is unconstitutional since Article 1 Section 8 does not specifically list health care as a power granted to Congress. Not only are the people are not bound to comply with any unconstitutional act but have the responsibility to uphold the Constitution against a tyrannical, runaway government.

[an amused spectator]

Whey my hetcare?

[dawn53]

Exactly what I thought would happen. Once the “uninformed” start getting “informed” there’s going to be a lot of frustration and disillusionment.

[stayathomemom]

"They're saying, 'Where do we get the free Obama care, and how do I sign up for that?'

Repeal will cause riots. I bet that was part of the plan. Those who support this plan are not likely to have a civil protest over repeal. They probably won't pick up after themselves either.

[ltc8k6]

Free gas, free mortgage, free health care, free pie.

Sounds cushy to me...

[an amused spectator]

Two weeks after President Barack Obama signed the big health care overhaul into law, Americans are struggling to understand how — and when — the sweeping measure will affect them.

That's odd - the Obama Chorus media explained the health care plan in EXCRUCIATING detail, over a period of months and months.

Oh, wait - or the Obama Chorus media DIDN'T explain a damn thing about the health care plan, and merely cheer-led for it.

I always get those two statements mixed up...

[COBOL2Java]

Where’s that lady who swooned about how “Barack gonna take care of me!! I don’t hafta pay fo’ my rent! I don’t hafta pay fo’ my car!”

[manonCANAL]

uh ruh dis ain’t rite

[Le Chien Rouge]

Everybody's gotta get paid...

[BARLF]

Look for ways to increase insecurity, anxiety and uncertainty.

Alinsky tactic

Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals.

[Red Badger]

McLean said the call center had been inundated by uninsured consumers who were hoping that the overhaul would translate into instant, affordable coverage.

"Why does it take so long for certain health care things to take effect?" said Sandra Preston, a state employee in Paterson,NJ.

[Charles Martel]

Whey my hetcare?

Patience... the amber lamps will pick you up in 2012.

[Adder]

“mass confusion”?

They are being kind.

More like the stupids are out.

[RangerM]

You have to pay for it for four years.

Talk about delayed gratification.

[Adder]

Ummm...let them riot?

Implementation is causing riots too...except we won’t be throwing bricks.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”They're saying, ‘Where do we get the free Obama care, and how do I sign up for that?’

That was the whole idea politically. To convince a large segment of voters that they will get something at someone else’s expense. Social security and medicare are great examples.

BTW : Obama has a bipartision debt commission setup to recommend that OUR future social security and medicare benefits be cut. But don't worry, those really getting the free Obama-care wont be having their medicare and social security benefits being cut, being the cuts will be means tested. And there will be NO cuts in our payroll taxes.

Democrats create a new entitlement only to cut some of us off of our last ones that we were promised was cut in stone when they taxed us for it. Good news: federal government employee pensions will not be affected. They are the golden calve.