Last I Checked, It's still 2013 - Politics Thread

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 16:51:31

This particular horse just WON'T DIE, that's the problem here pac.

by **The Nightman Cometh** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 16:51:54

Go Hillary.

by **TenuredVulture** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 17:22:44

Probably JH is the only one who cares, but so far, no one knows anything about Griffin dropping out, but scandal seems unlikely.

Website · by **Wolfgang622** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 17:33:45

TenuredVulture wrote:Probably JH is the only one who cares, but so far, no one knows anything about Griffin dropping out, but scandal seems unlikely.

I am interested. Who doesn't enjoy the possibility (at least) of a good scandal?

by **Roger Dorn** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 19:02:08

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/1039 ... rrage.html

Bringing a little European flavoring to the early life of this thread, but I found this article interesting. It's well known how burdensome the French tax codes have been on spurring economic recovery, especially given Hollandes platform of reversing the entitlement regulatory reforms made by Sarkozy. Still, the degree to which France is levying new taxes is pretty crazy, it's to a point now where even the French are acknowledging its excessive and causing an exodus of sorts of talent out of France.

As a disclaimer I'm not saying this is what Obamacare is going to do to America or drawing parallels to here, not even close. If people think we are taxed to death here than they should really look at France. This just kind of highlights a different approach to the Merkel's of the world who would prefer austerity measures to cut deficit gaps.

by **The Nightman Cometh** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 22:57:54

McConnell is down in a PPP poll.

by **pacino** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 23:10:25

Ohio to accept Medicaid expansion because they're not dumb. 275k, roughly, to eventually be covered. another failure.

by **pacino** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 23:15:45

has anyone gone to the website??? it's pretty smooth at this point. i just tried it, and the numbers are comparable to what was previously available through employers in Berks, and is cheaper for my parents' than their current plan, before any premium support, even.

by **jerseyhoya** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 00:56:06

Health insurance exchange launched despite signs of serious problems

Days before the launch of President Obama’s online health insurance marketplace, government officials and contractors tested a key part of the Web site to see whether it could handle tens of thousands of consumers at the same time. It crashed after a simulation in which just a few hundred people tried to log on simultaneously.

Despite the failed test, federal health officials plowed ahead.

When the Web site went live Oct. 1, it locked up shortly after midnight as about 2,000 users attempted to complete the first step, according to two people familiar with the project.

...

Some key testing of the system did not take place until the week before launch, according to this person. As late as Sept. 26, there had been no tests to determine whether a consumer could complete the process from beginning to end: create an account, determine eligibility for federal subsidies and sign up for a health insurance plan, according to two sources familiar with the project.

Man

by **thephan** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 07:53:23

thread title says it all, its 2014 - check your federal calendar you clueless windbags.

by **td11** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 09:14:18

Obamacare just cut Oregon’s uninsured rate by 10 percent

man

by **dajafi** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 09:26:49

Someone, maybe a lot of someones, should get fired for this. Or at least be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Ideally by Michael "Brownie" Brown.

by **traderdave** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 09:30:56

Does the outside world really believe that some early website issues = ACA is a failure? Because that would really be idiotic.

by **td11** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 09:37:33

traderdave wrote:Does the outside world really believe that some early website issues = ACA is a failure? Because that would really be idiotic.

the right in this very country believes it. NRO reporter jonathan strong actually tweeted this yesterday:

Jonathan Strong ‏@j_strong 21h
is Obamacare President Obama's Iraq War?

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 09:40:39

as evidenced by that salon article about fox's fact fabrication, there's a lot of people who will steadfastly refuse to even try the exchange, glitches or no glitches

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:16:36

Houshphandzadeh wrote:as evidenced by that salon article about fox's fact fabrication, there's a lot of people who will steadfastly refuse to even try the exchange, glitches or no glitches

Exhibit #9534 why sticking to principles based on ideology is stupid and often evil.

by **Werthless** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:47:17

traderdave wrote:Does the outside world really believe that some early website issues = ACA is a failure? Because that would really be idiotic.

A poorly working website may lead to an undesirable selection bias; only the really sick people are the ones that bother to sign up. That would be bad.

by **Werthless** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:49:11

jerseyhoya wrote:Health insurance exchange launched despite signs of serious problems

Take it to the IT thread. That has nothing to do with healthcare or politics.

by **traderdave** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:50:09

td11 wrote:
traderdave wrote:Does the outside world really believe that some early website issues = ACA is a failure? Because that would really be idiotic.

the right in this very country believes it. NRO reporter jonathan strong actually tweeted this yesterday:

Jonathan Strong ‏@j_strong 21h
is Obamacare President Obama's Iraq War?

Yes, because not being able to log into a website is exactly like a nearly nine-year war that cost the US trillions of dollars and 37,000 US soldiers killed or injured.

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