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It's a very strange logic.

 

I invite you to read http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/25/opinion/krugman-california-here-we-come.html?src=recg 

California, Here We Come? By PAUL KRUGMAN Published: November 24, 2013, the New York Times

“California isn’t the only place where Obamacare is looking pretty good. A number of states that are running their own online health exchanges instead of relying on HealthCare.gov are doing well. Kentucky’s Kynect is a huge success; so is Access Health CT in Connecticut. New York is doing O.K. And we shouldn’t forget that Massachusetts has had an Obamacare-like program since 2006, put into effect by a guy named Mitt Romney.”

“And so far, so good: in October, 22.5 percent of California enrollees were between the ages of 18 and 34, slightly above that group’s share of the population.”

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“Again, Obamacare’s rollout was a disaster. But in California we can see what health reform will look like, beyond the glitches. And it’s going to work.”

I am not a member of any party and I suggest that economist, like Paul Krugman, must hide his political sympathy analyzing Obamacare.

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It is strange for me his sarcasm “an Obamacare-like program since 2006, put into effect by a guy named Mitt Romney.” Massachusetts healthcare must be analyzed very seriously from economical point of view, from length of promotion, all pluses and minuses of that program, which has 7 years of history.

What we see instead?

Enrollment abilities, site perfection and another political propaganda for very complex problems for states like California, where unemployment rate is bigger than in USA, especially among young group of population.

It article is only one more confirmation, that we have huge problem with science of economy in USA.




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