What's important to remember politically about this, is if you’re a state and you don’t set up an Exchange, that means your citizens don’t get their tax credits. But your citizens still pay the taxes that support this bill. So you’re essentially saying to your citizens, you’re going to pay all the taxes to help all the other states in the country. I hope that’s a blatant enough political reality that states will get their act together and realize there are billions of dollars at stake here in setting up these Exchanges, and that they’ll do it. But you know, once again, the politics can get ugly around this.
Are you really questioning the wisdom of central planning? Because the happy citizens of Cuba and North Korea beg to differ. - Jonathan Gruber
Are you really questioning the wisdom of central planning? Because the happy citizens of Cuba and North Korea beg to differ.
- Jonathan Gruber
What's important to remember politically about this, is if you’re a state and you don’t set up an Exchange, that means your citizens don’t get their … - Jonathan Gruber
What's important to remember politically about this, is if you’re a state and you don’t set up an Exchange, that means your citizens don’t get their …
It's hard to know what you can do just on your own as a new administration. - Jonathan Gruber
It's hard to know what you can do just on your own as a new administration.
Obamacare's not imploding. The main goal of Obamacare was two-fold. One was to cover the uninsured, of which we've covered 20 million, the largest ex… - Jonathan Gruber
Obamacare's not imploding. The main goal of Obamacare was two-fold. One was to cover the uninsured, of which we've covered 20 million, the largest ex…
The typical American voter is so stupid, his dog teaches him tricks. - Jonathan Gruber
The typical American voter is so stupid, his dog teaches him tricks.
Ultimately, what may be needed to address the obesity problem are direct taxes on body weight. - Jonathan Gruber
Ultimately, what may be needed to address the obesity problem are direct taxes on body weight.
If you're a state and you don't set up an exchange, that means your citizens don't get their tax credits. - Jonathan Gruber
If you're a state and you don't set up an exchange, that means your citizens don't get their tax credits.
The stupidity of the American voter is exceeded only by its slovenliness. - Jonathan Gruber
The stupidity of the American voter is exceeded only by its slovenliness.
Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage. - Jonathan Gruber
Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage.
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