Obama's "You can keep your plan" failed to anticipate how much Americans love cheap crappy plans

[Demo_Chris]

92. That's certainly one answer...

According to that calculator, a typical bronze plan for the family above would cost them about $75 per month (versus $200 for the silver). That might or might not be manageable, and it is of questionable benefit.

I don't like to discuss how other people spend their money, and I particularly cringe at the suggestion that others are irresponsible with it. Yes, some families spend a hundred on their cell phones, some also have internet, and might pay for cable TV. They might even go out to eat or purchase pre-packaged food from their local walmart. They might enjoy air conditioning, refrigeration, and electricity. Some also probably purchase store bought clothing rather than sewing their own. I'm sure you see where this is going.

Yes, a family earning 40K a year might well buy some music from Itunes, enjoy surfing the web, or purchasing presents on their respective birthdays and Christmas. I don't deny it. They are no doubt doing EVERYTHING they can to make this short and often miserable life as enjoyable as they can -- despite the fact that any investment in pleasure might be labelled as irresponsible.

But all of that is simply side stepping the question, which is:

How is that family going to react politically to this? While it's nice that President Obama is willing to step up and spend their money for them, on something he feels is more responsible, but some families are not going to react well to this.