http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25159887
I have continued to cover stories about the Affordable Care Act and the continuous grief Obama has received from this act throughout my blog. This week in a television interview Obama was still standing behind the act and was quoted stating, "that he would be extraordinarily proud of the program." Now the issue is the website. The government is focusing on the website because amidst all of the chaos Healthcare.gov was down for eleven hours. I also saw something on the news this morning about the site shutting down and having issues but, honestly, I find that some media outlets make sure to introduce this because they want to make sure the population is notified about ANY AND ALL issues that the Affordable Care Act has. In addition, I find that Obama has tried his hardest with the program, has apologized to America for the issues, and it is important, yet hard to believe, that he continues his stance behind the program instead of denouncing it because of the struggles it has faced.
This quote describes his devotion to the program (even though he knows it has flaws!)
"I continue to believe and [I'm] absolutely convinced that, at the end of the
day, people are going to look back at the work we've done to make sure that in
this country you don't go bankrupt when you get sick, that families have that
security," said President Obama.
Do you think it is good that Obama is still standing by the program or do you think he should have just dropped it??
I don't think he could have possibly dropped anything related to the ACA, as it represents the signature piece of legislation for his presidency. A generation from now, Obama's name being tied to something we all take for granted will be a God-send to the Democratic Party.
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of reading about when Medicare was launched in the mid-60's. It had a rough start, was tenaciously fought against by the likes of Ronald Reagan (who said it was bring about total socialism and the destruction of freedom), but now Medicare represents a pillar of what we consider distinctly American: caring for our seniors. In this day and age, it is a ridiculous concept to think that the elderly should be 100% responsible for buying their own healthcare or paying 100% for their prescription drugs, especially before Medicare when a vast, vast majority of seniors could not get health insurance because they were too risky to cover. It is similar to the "pre-existing conditions" aspect of the ACA, which future generations will look back on with amazement: "You mean, people used to be unable to go to the doctor because they had cancer, or were born with a birth-defect?"
The media is short-sighted and conflict-obsessed. If they had their way, every politician would go down in flames because it makes for good ratings.