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In reply to the discussion: It's Obamacare. [View all]BKH70041
(961 posts)Despite some of the claims I've read at this site, ObamaCare has never had bipartisan backing in Congress and overly broad public support. But for a few, Republicans completely voted against it. That means only Democrats are politically invested in it. Non-Democrats have little incentive to be patient if it gets off to a bad start, and Democrats have a lot to lose if it fails. What that does is explain the emotional need to believe that it is sure to be a great success by its supporters.
Now it could very well turn out to be a success. The problems rise if a significant portion of the American people believe that ObamaCare imposes hardships on them in order to give benefits to complete strangers. Will people view it as an assault rather than being seduced by what it claims it has to offer?
More than likely it won't be as bad as the nay-sayers are painting it to be, but it won't be as wonderful as the supports say either. The truth lies somewhere in-between. More than likely it's going to turn out like a lot of things in life; it's going to suck, but realizing it's what we have to work with we'll muddle through it.