Jonathan Gruber, an economist who consulted the Obama administration on the Affordable Care Act, said the “stupidity of the American voter” was a factor in passing Obamacare in 2010. Essentially, Gruber admitted intentional deceit by the Affordable Care Act’s architects. The Washington Post,
Gruber appeared to be speaking specifically about the political environment in 2010 and its impact on the law’s funding mechanisms. In his comments, Gruber takes a critical stance on some of those outcomes, calling them “irrational.”
“I wish Mark was right and we could make it all transparent but I’d rather have this law than not,” Gruber said. “That involves tradeoffs that we don’t prefer as economists but are realistic.”
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