Frightening Tapper flashback: POTUS declared that Americans would sacrifice for O-care's sake

Surprise! They were right. They were right about everything.

Today, CNN’s Jake Tapper took a trip in the Wayback Machine to a White House presser from July 2009. At that conference, Tapper asked President Obama a very uncomfortable — and very important — question:

When you describe health care reform you don’t — understandably you don’t talk about the sacrifices that Americans might have to make. Do you think — do you accept the premise that other than some tax increases on the wealthiest Americans, the American people are going to have to give anything up in order for this to happen?

Let’s just say the president’s response should have had jaws hitting floors all across the country:

re:sacrifices folks may have to make for ACA, POTUS said "they're going to have to give up paying for things that don't make them healthier"

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 21, 2013

@jaketapper He actually said that? Out loud?

— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) November 21, 2013

Yes, yes he did:

check out the whole exchange here > http://t.co/xZLVXhmuun

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 21, 2013

Via the White House Press Office:

They’re going to have to give up paying for things that don’t make them healthier. And I — speaking as an American, I think that’s the kind of change you want.

…

Why would we want to pay for things that don’t work, that aren’t making us healthier? And here’s what I’m confident about: If doctors and patients have the best information about what works and what doesn’t, then they’re going to want to pay for what works. If there’s a blue pill and a red pill and the blue pill is half the price of the red pill and works just as well, why not pay half price for the thing that’s going to make you well?

Frightening Tapper flashback: POTUS declared that Americans would sacrifice for O-care's sake

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