In four words: “healthcare’s complicated, Republicans lied.” That accounts for the majority of the confusion.
Discussing the issue itself isn’t a waste of time. Your refusal to acknowledge what people are saying to you makes it a waste of time.
Unfairly benefitting people destroys America. Jeez, get with it. See, you are rewarding people for being slackers and losers, weakening the national fiber.
Also another thing I learned from the same site is that the teaparty libertarians are not particularly interested in any of that Christian Pro-Life thing. It’s the Evangelicals, a rather separate group with surprisingly little overlap sometimes. Those are the people who go on about the Gay Agenda. That’s why the dissonance, perhaps.
“Obama hasn’t explained his plan to the American people!”
“What specifically about the plan is unclear to you?”
“Specifically why he hasn’t explained it to the American people!”
Rinse, repeat.
That is puzzling. It affects me directly, so when I wanted to find out about it, I went online and read about it. There is a great deal of information online, including some of the links provided by posters in this thread, such as this one and this one. After reading about the ACA from reliable sources, I am no longer confused.
Could the reason that some people are still confused be that they can’t be bothered to make the effort to access the information that is out there? What is the government supposed to do about that? Somehow beam the information into their heads?
Are you personally confused about what ACA/Obamacare means for your personal healthcare and its costs to you, even after reading the links provided in this thread? (Not sure why I am even asking, as you will not answer. Oh, well.)
It has been explained to you many times in this thread, but you don’t read, read the links, or pay any attention. Instead you just keep repeating this. Consider yourself lucky I’m not a moderator, because at this point I’d give you another warning for JAQing off while ignoring the answers to your questions, and then lock the thread.
Well, for that part of the public whose approach to this topic resembles your own, the answer to that question is apparently that they’re determined to remain willfully ignorant even when abundant information and explanations are freely offered to them.
Speaking of which, for the last time: How are you getting along with reading that link, doorhinge?
I think I can save us all a lot of time by just answering the OP’s question:
**No, Obama does not care to explain the fear of the ACA.**
See? All solved!
Until the CIA perfects it’s mind control rays that can plant voices directly into peoples heads, there is no way that the administration can force people to learn about the ACA. Most people when presented with information about government policy, says “Booooring! I want to hear about the Kardashians instead!”. The media realizes this and prefers to report on the far more interesting sound bite controversy rather than the actual substance. This mixed with the fact that the media has decided that balanced reporting means giving equal time to those that think the earth is round and those that think it’s shaped like a burrito, means that one can regularly watch the nightly news to “keep informed” yet still remain completely ignorant. Finally attempts to get the word out about the ACA are being actively blocked by the GOP, who would rather have people hurt than Obama care succeed.
TLDR: You can lead a horse to knowledge but you can’t make him think.
Let’s take your issue to heart. In fact, one of the architects and biggest supporters of the ACA, Senator Max Baucus of Montana, agreed with you, as this exchange with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius shows:
So Baucus was worried that there wasn’t enough education about the ACA. And the response was that the HSH asked for more money to address this. But that was shot down.
So what did Republicans do? Did they agree to allow some more money to address this problem? No, they ran misleading ads saying that “the lead author of Obamacare, says it’s a huge train wreck.” Which he didn’t say - he actually said the lack of public awareness was the problem, not the ACA.
So, when confronted with a problem and a way to solve the problem, Republicans made the problem worse by lying about it instead of trying to fix it.
Now, let’s look at the ObamaCare Navigators - people whose job it is to help people navigate through how the ACA will impact them directly. Now, you would think that these people would be welcome since, as you claim, the law is complicated and people can use the assistance.
You’d think wrong of course. And gee, look at who is to blame:
Since it has been demonstrated that the lack of information is not being caused by the proponents of the ACA but the opponents, I am sure that you will stop blaming the wrong people for this.
And it would be nice if you started to hold those who are responsible accountable. I mean, if you really want to be fair about this and not just a partisan shill.
Obama’s not here, man.
You are talking about the red states/counties, of course. They are the ones that usually need saving.
We need to keep talking about this! At this rate, Obamacare could become a positive revenue source sometime this decade! 
You know, I just don’t see why not. This is a Chicago-based board. It’s his stomping grounds, his home riding, the heart of his political empire.
Why the hell isn’t that man a Charter Member? It’s title certainly more prestigious than “President of the United States”.
It probably doesn’t help that there are people out there actively spreading half-and-less-truths about it.
Can you read? Why do you not read it yourself?
That this didn’t start in GQ means the OP wasn’t looking for an answer as to what ACA is all about.
He’s asking us why he shouldn’t be as upset as he is about the law.
He really wants to see if we can deprogram him.
California Signups exceed 28,000 first week
Same link - New York had 40,000 sign up.
And we’re nowhere near the cutoff date.
If the technical problems of the web site roll-out are evidence of underlying problems with the law itself, then if those problems are fixed, would that then be evidence that the law is actually a good thing? Or does it make more sense to think that the success/failure of the site has no bearing on the actual quality of the law, and whether it will deliver or not? Does it make more sense to harp on and on about the debacle that is healthcare.gov, or to realize that the law isn’t going away any time soon, not while Obama is president, and to instead work to get the web site problems fixed, get people enrolled, and then judge the ACA on its merits?
Well you never know what might pop up on his radar screen with so many friends from Chicago answering for him, which I do appreciate the many replies.
Some of you really care about ACA and believe in it I see. Some of you make the people against ACA, and of course President Obama himself, look like wacko’s.
Are there no individual’s here against ACA/obamacare that can provide an intelligent argument without prejudice of President Obama himself including his other policies?
I have a fear about ACA that the real problem is going to be the same old problem with medicare? Cheating!
People will cheat just to get drugs for symptoms they don’t even have. Powerful drugs will now be available for the younger generation. The same young generation that President Obama said would have to pay for the health care plan, because they don’t have enough health reasons wrong with them meaning their co-pay will be smaller than senior citizen’s. A certain part of our society is bad and they will take advantage of every little detail that they can even to trading drugs for marijuana. Doctors who are barely doctors getting $200 per patent, massage therapist getting paid for in home visits.
I want to be for ACA I really do … I’m getting up there on age and sooner or later I will need what it has to offer, but until then I am against it.
What makes you think you don’t need it now?