I thought PBO's press conference was generally dull and lacking specifics. But now we know why. When the Prez was asked about the page 16 stuff, his reply was, "You know, I have to say that I am not familiar with the provision you are talking about." He seems to be unfamiliar with many of the provisions, judging by his comments regarding deficits and the size of government.
Incidentally, the IBD failed to back down in the face of a MediaMatters claim that the statement was false. The IBD went to the Ways and Means committee for confirmation. Sure enough, sources at the committee stated that there would be no new enrollments in private plans after 2013, should this travesty become law. So, by the process of attrition, private plans will be shut down. Private insurers will have to make offerings, in competition with a public plan, via a government regulated exchange system. That's like the fed trying to promote competition in the postal business by regulating FedEx and UPS, while making them compete with the USPS. Anyone see anything wrong with that?
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