Thursday, April 18, 2013

He's Re-Elected, So What Should Obama Supporters Do Now?

The short answer, and perhaps the most important one, is this:  Take advantage of Obamacare.

Especially take advantage of Obamacare if you're young, and don't think you need health insurance.  Yes, I know you think you're going to live forever, and never be hurt.  But youth is no protector against the unexpected, as this week's events in Boston (and the September 11th attacks) tragically illustrate.  To say nothing of Sandy Hook.  But, as this plea relates to Obamacare itself, it's important to keep in mind that Obamacare, like most health care reform plans, is financially built around economies of scale.  The more people enrolled in health care reform, the more affordable health care is for everyone.

And, when it comes to the uninsured, it turns out that young people account for almost half of their numbers, with boomers and the elderly making up most of the rest.  This means that the majority of the uninsured are, demographically speaking, most likely to be Obama supporters.  Is it any wonder that the Administration is reaching out to them with mass-marketing techniques?  It is doing so because the financial and practical effects of Obamacare depend on enrollment--and because the long-term perspective on the Obama Presidency depends, more than anything else, on the success of Obamacare.

So enroll, already.  You wanted health care reform.  You've got it.  Don't leave it up on the shelf and let the Republicans snatch it away.  Take advantage of it.  Think of how mad it'll make John Boehner and Mitch McConnell when you do.

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