Posted on 10/05/2013 7:13:13 PM PDT by lowbridge
One mystery of the government shutdown is why Republicans are so apoplectic about the Affordable Care Act, a piece of legislation that aims to make health insurance more affordable for millions of Americans.
One theory is that the Republican leadership is scared that Obamacare actually won't be as bad as they have been saying it will be — that, in fact, Americans (including Republican constituents) will quite like it.
If Americans like Obamacare, the theory goes, this will be a big blow to the Republicans' big sales pitch over the past 30 years, which is that more government is always bad. (This despite the popularity of Medicare, Social Security, and other programs that even many Republicans support.) And this, in turn, the theory goes, will be a big blow to the Republican Party.
Well, it seems at least one Republican is pleasantly surprised by the reality of Obamacare.
Sy Mukherjee of ThinkProgress caught up with Butch Matthews, a 61-year-old former small business owner from Little Rock, Arkansas. Matthews, a diehard Republican, was skeptical of Obamacare. But the new law has already allowed him to buy insurance that is both much better, and much cheaper, than the astronomically expensive pre-Obamacare plan he was clinging to from Blue Cross Blue Shield.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
I wouldn’t doubt it either, but then it’s not about healthcare is it. It’s about controlling the American people, and the Democrat/Marxists intend on keeping Obamacare no matter the consequences, because in that law is their control of we the people.
The old cliche “All is fair in love, and war”, and this IS war. The United States of America is up for us to lose if we don’t fight with everything we’ve got to end the Democrats hold on our Nation, and so many of our States, and communities.
If I type ‘staunch’ into google.com’s query line followed by an ‘r’ I get 2 ‘republican’ typeaheads. I have to type in ‘staunch dem’ in order to get 2 ‘democrat’ oriented typeaheads.
Sounds like they dug up/paid off another Chad Henderson type OFA-tard.
I thought that he was from Arkansas?
I guess the folks at Business Insider couldn’t find anyone who thinks the Death Panel Law sucks?
I guess the folks at Business Insider couldn’t find anyone who thinks the Death Panel Law sucks?
Maybe it’s another one of these:
Confirmation of Paid Democrat Trolls?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3075302/posts
“On Thursday, Democrat tool Chad Henderson claimed to have enrolled in ObamaCare while most others’ attempts failed. News organizations eagerly lapped up his story. Apparently, though, the story was “too good to check,” because when someone finally did, it fell apart, discrediting Big Media, the Democrats, and ObamaCare”
ONE guy, guess that makes it all OK then...
Bull crap
“Mukherjee asked Matthews whether he had any advice for fellow Republicans now that he has learned that Obamacare actually isn’t that bad.”
“Make sure you’re 61 and have little or no income like me before you apply”; Matthews said. “That’s how you get it for free and 30 slubs you’ll never meet pay your premiums”.
So does the person who is actually paying for this guy's insurance also think it is awesome?
“Butch” is all over the sphere with various articles mentioning his name in Obamacare articles. He’s the new “Chad”.
Riiiiiiiiiiight.
Exactly. When does Medicare kick in for this guy?
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/10/02/2721501/butch-matthews-obamacare-convert/
He doesn’t work, but “he has assets saved up”. So — Obamacare gives him FREE medical insurance, paid by you and I.
“Matthews knew that, at his income level, the law would help him pay for insurance. But even he might not have expected just how good of a deal he could get: his new coverage will cost him absolutely nothing in monthly premiums after factoring in federal subsidies, and has a deductible of $750.”
... a piece of legislation that aims to make health insurance more affordable for millions of Americans....
That WAS the stated “aim” but it hasn’t and won’t. Liberals declared war “aimed” at eliminating poverty 50 years ago, spent trillions, and the poverty rate hasn’t changed. Obamacare “aimed” to insure 30 million people and reduce costs by $2500.
Obama is just a better liar than the average Marxist, and our population has been dumbed down over the past 50 years.
This law needs destroyed root and branch.
Yea, no one believes this guy is a stanch Republicans.....come on - do they really think Americans are that stupid.
I checked it out, just because I was conscious.
My husband and I would see an increase of $9,000 a year, higher copays and higher deductible.....sure I would love it
The “Butch Matthews” referred to in this article is from Arkansas. The one in your link, strangely, lists him from the same town in New Mexico AND Minnesota.
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