12 days

[grantcart]

In 12 days millions of people who have been blocked from health care will have a chance to get into the system.

It is rather amusing to see the polls questioning the general population about their opinions and knowledge of Obamacare.

What they should have been doing is polling the people most directly impacted. It has been projected that only 7 million will sign up thru the Health Care Markets. I predict that they will have 7 million in the first hundred days.

If a couple of million sign up in the first week it will cause a political earthquake. If 10 million people sign up before 1/1/14 it will be a massive denunciation of Republican talking points and strategy and your are going to watch every Republican outside of the reddest Southern/Midwest areas running for cover.

I can't wait.

[Turbineguy]

1. This is probably why the repubs are so desperate to stop it

by shutting down the government or by other means. Maybe their ally, Doctor Ayman-al "Do No Harm" Zawahiri can help them out here.

[Summer Hathaway]

2. This will be a hugely popular program

This will be THE Democrat's claim to bragging rights for many elections to come.


And the GOP will forever be seen as the party who tried to undo it.

[Cha]

4. Tried to undo it .. 41 times and counting. And, they say they'll

shut down the government if they don't get their way.

Smooth more by teabaggers Inc.

[Cha]

3. I've been anticipating October 1, 2013 with barely contained

excitement, grant!

Why even Govs Brewer, Corbett, and Snyder have gotten on board...

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/09/16/gov-snyder-to-sign-medicaid-expansion-bill/

Far be it from the pollsters to actually ask the people who this would impact.

Get your red hot Facts on Obamacare on



https://www.facebook.com/obamacarefact?ref=profile

[joshcryer]

5. This should be in GD.

[Hekate]

12. Since it's on the Greatest page, it's out there

We'll just be spared the sackcloth-and-ashes over it not being single-payer -- which we were never ever ever going to get in the first place since half the country thinks single-payer is a Commie plot.

My biggest concern is that over half the states (35, if I heard right yesterday) have governors who are trying to sabotage it for all they're worth, and there isn't enough money allocated in the plan to educate the public adequately and counter the RW propaganda. If they manage to make it fail, everyone hurt by its failure will blame Obama and the ACA itself. I do worry about that.

[sunwyn]

6. It has been 11 years since I have been able to go to a doctor.

Except for one trip to the emergency for my first diverticulitis attack. Too bad dental is not included.

[Kablooie]

7. Be prepared for a bumpy road ahead though.

It will eliminate many of the intolerable deficiencies of the current system but it also will create new problems for many.
It's not a perfect plan and you will hear a lot about negative consequences of the changes.

There is an interesting discussion about this on reddit with some reasonable sounding worries about the future effects.

So be prepared for an extensive breaking in period and a lot of proposals for adjusting the rules in the near future.
I hope it ends up evolving into true single payer healthcare and eliminates the unnecessary burden on employers to provide it.

[JustAnotherGen]

8. Once it is implemented

It stays forever. Our work isn't done though - we have to keep expanding it and pushing towards medicare for all!

[sheshe2]

9. Countdown to Health Care Reform~

[IrishAyes]

10. But - but - but -

The House Cryer keeps blasting it as "a trainwreck! and bad for the country!"

You don't suppose he's really referring to his party's behavior, do you? Surely a man of such exalted position would never lie!

[IronLionZion]

11. 10 days, 10 hours, according to this countdown clock

http://countingdownto.com/countdown/245216

I sure hope they have the systems ready in time. A lot of people have been waiting a long time for this. I have friends who have been counting down and praying nothing really bad happens to them before the plans take effect.

[Cha]

13. Thanks for that IronLion..

9 days!