Reply #130: The 2014 Mirage

[ctwayne]

The main provisions of Obama's heath insurance reform do not take effect until 2014. That date is very important. It means, if the Republicans win, they will repeal the law, and it will never take effect.

Imagine if Obama said he favored a surge in troops in Afghanistan, but in order to please his large liberal and antiwar base, the surge would not happen until 2014. Meanwhile he would use the hundreds of billions saved to either pay down the deficit or else increase government social programs.
Why did Obama order an immediate surge in Afghanistan, but let people die without health insurance for four more years?