'By lying': Vox gets help examining how millions were 'convinced' they could afford O-care

With the umpteenth video of Jonathan Gruber making public admissions about Obamacare, Vox’s timing with this is of course impeccable:

Selling Obamacare: How the White House convinced 8 million Americans they could afford health insurance http://t.co/W8iwjIeIk9

— Vox (@voxdotcom) November 15, 2014

Don’t bother clicking, because here’s the short answer:

https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/533609600436944896

That, and so much more:

By mandating and paying for it? RT @voxdotcom: How the White House convinced 8 million Americans they could afford health insurance.

— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) November 15, 2014

https://twitter.com/Josephriskgmt/status/533614962628108289
https://twitter.com/TheSnarkPrince/status/533611008648949760

@charlescwcooke @voxdotcom Funny how the threat of law can do that.

— Taro Tsujimoto (@RCannon74) November 15, 2014

@voxdotcom By canceling 6 million Americans (and counting) health care plans that they were told that they could keep? That's a start.

— Patriots Flame (@majorgarrett69) November 15, 2014

@voxdotcom and of those 8 million how many ALREADY had insurance before OCare?

— Kimberly Stanley (@NokimboStanley) November 15, 2014

These would have been more accurate headlines:

@charlescwcooke arsonist burns down house. @voxdotcom : man who loves beauty of flames convinces homeowner to build a new crib.

— EnjoyingTheOutdoorsCalvin (@MWBRI) November 15, 2014

@charlescwcooke @voxdotcom Click here to discover the one weird trick to get people to do things they don't want to do. Free people HATE it!

— 尬聊 (@HoboJerk) November 15, 2014

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