That’s basically the gist of President Obama’s recent suggestion.
Last week, he participated in a town hall event geared toward the Hispanic community. One of the questions for him came from a man with a $36,000 annual income, who feels that his minimum monthly premium under Obamacare is too much for him. After offering Medicaid as a possible solution — and blaming states like Texas and Florida for not properly expanding Medicaid — President Obama suggested that people struggling to afford their monthly health insurance premiums just “haven’t prioritized health care,” and they might want to cut back on their cable and cell phone service.
Imagine, for a moment, a Republican saying this. http://t.co/BOyqvfjNZT
— American Journalists Publish Chinese Propaganda (@JohnEkdahl) March 12, 2014
Yeah, we’re guessing it would not go over terribly well.
Some people kind of understood where the president was coming from:
I actually agree with Obama on this. Maybe this should also apply to people on food stamps. http://t.co/Sc6Wf2Qit5
— RBe (@RBPundit) March 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/AmyOtto8/status/443780942314749952
He shouldn’t’ve made plans at all. The government has no business getting involved in our health care. And while his point about sound budgeting is a good one, is he, President Big Spender, really in a position to tell people how to allocate their money?
Definitely not. And many rightly bristled at his remarks:
https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/443764305310531584
https://twitter.com/BenHowe/status/443768211226365953
Tone deaf. http://t.co/m0szNlCCG3
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) March 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/MooseMcKnuckle/status/443780415262695424
https://twitter.com/NoahWehrman/status/443756119664521216
https://twitter.com/lybr3/status/443774774590713859
Obama: You could afford insurance if you gave up your cable and phone. #STFU #POTUS joke.
— floatgirl (@Float_Girl) March 12, 2014
of all people, Obama lecturing about budgets? cancel phone & internet so you can afford HC. http://t.co/bNPpZ88PIv
— BHall (@consunite) March 12, 2014
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Obama solution for healthcare: Cancel your cable.
Obama solution for energy independence: Inflate your tires.
Please stop. I'm begging.
— CLA (@ConservativeLA) March 12, 2014
https://twitter.com/OrwellForks/status/443764004813422592
https://twitter.com/NoahWehrman/status/443755843616382978
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/443781647914532864
It does suck, but at least there’s a silver lining:
The other great thing about people canceling their cable to pay for @Obamacare is that they don't have to listen to Obama. That's a #win!
— China is lying (@jtLOL) March 12, 2014
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