March 12, 2014

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RUSH: Now, Obama did say (paraphrasing), “If you can’t afford Obamacare, then give up your cable TV or your phone.” It happened on Spanish-language media. It was Thursday. Obama was at the Newseum, and he participated in a town hall focusing on the importance of Latinos capitalizing on the benefits of Obamacare. It was hosted by a partnership of people, Hispanic-oriented media types.

Now, during the Q&A, the moderator said, “This question comes from a man who says he wanted Obamacare for a family of three. He says he makes $36,000 a year. The minimum he could find, the minimum premium is $316 a month. He says, ‘I think that’s too much. I can’t afford that on $36,000.’ Now, Mr. President, a lot has been said about the costs and families that live paycheck to paycheck, $316 a month for health care, that might be a lot. What would you say to that man?”
OBAMA: I guess what I would say is, if you looked at that person’s budget, and you looked at their cable bill, their telephone, their cell phone bill, it may turn out that it’s just they haven’t prioritized health care because right now everybody’s healthy. Nobody actually wants to spend money on health insurance until they get sick.

RUSH: Now, aside from the obvious, folks, what’s wrong with that? So here’s a guy, 36 grand a year, the cheapest premium he could find is $316 a month. He can’t afford it. So Obama says, “Well, look at your budget, cable bill, telephone, cell phone bill, you’re just not prioritizing things right.” Hey, Mr. President, you may have forgotten, it’s not a matter of priority. This man has to have it or he’s in violation of your stupid law. He has been mandated by the Supreme Court and you and everybody else that he’s got to have this. It isn’t a matter of choice. His cell phone is. His cable TV bill is. But your health care bill is not. He has to have it or he is committing a crime, punishable with a fine and maybe imprisonment if he goes long enough without it.

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