ladyliberal
Progressive Princess
- Aug 5, 2011
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Tell me, if it's going to save us costs, why did Obama delay implimentation until after the 2012 election?
Let's just think about it rationally for a second. If it's going to save us costs, then wouldnt he want it implimented before the election to guarantee his reelection?
If costs are saved, wouldnt it be far more likely that people will vote for him? yes or no?
Then why delay it? Unless of course, you know people arent going to like it.
Well, some aspects of the ACA have been implemented, and some genuinely couldn't be implemented immediately for practical reasons. However, there are many aspects which were delayed for political reasons. I don't think those reasons were because Obama felt they would cost him reelection. I think that they were delayed so that the scoring would indicate (somewhat misleadingly) a politically acceptable accounting cost. I think this was necessary to get enough votes to pass it, particularly through a Republican filibuster.
I'm also a bit skeptical that cost saving would necessarily be politically popular. A number of measures that reduce government expenditures (Obama's shift of Medicare funds, Ryan's budget) have proven quite unpopular politically.