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Is it a coincidence that the massive health care overhaul won't take effect until after the 2012 elections?

"Let's hurry up and pass this thing so we can start to help people four years from now!"

If it's so urgent that we have to pass it immediately, why not put it in place immediately?

Two reasons.

1. So it will still be a theoretical that they can spin however they want when Obama runs for reelection.

2. Because costs are scored over a 10 year period, so Dems can put 10 years of taxes against 7 years of expenses and give Americans a bogus price tag.

http://cbs2chicago.com/health/health.bill.2013.2.1...

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2009/0...

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Nope, a carefully laid out plan of deception, in fact.

    That way, Democrats get reelected, before the Shite hits the fan.

    The CBO projections on health care costs are also based on 10 years, 4 of them being before anything is spent, so do the math.

    Obama can make up whatever he wants about the health care bill, simulus, etc. and not have to face the ugly results until after the election. He knows it will be bad.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

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  • rrm38
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    No, it's not coincidence. It's not coincidence that the bulk of the stimulus money isn't slated to be spent until 2010 either. Nor is it coincidental that the ten year budget plan shows for a greatly reduced deficit for the year 2012, then shows it shooting right back up in 2013 and beyond. Everything this administration does is done to create favorable conditions during election cycles.

  • fYi
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Its funny that what he promised would only take a short amount of time after he was elected turns out to be an 8 year thing.

    He's been president for enough time to make at least some progress on his big CHANGE.

    Its not even that he also promised little things like transparency and he isn't living up to that either and that doesn't take years to accomplish its an everyday thing

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    They are going to dump the costs of their spending on the next administration, and saddle them with medical debts as well.

  • 1 decade ago

    Gibberish.

    Big things take a long time to set up. Was your house built in a single day?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Coincidental to what, exactly?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    what if ?

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