Basically, call it the stupidity of the american voter or whatever, but basically that. Nonetheless, in the cadillac tax videos, gruber mocks the lack of economic understanding and stupidity of the american voter, because a more straightforward tax on employersponsored coverage. A new tape has surfaced showing gruber, once again, claiming the health care laws authors took advantage of the stupid american public. Gruber played a crucial role in crafting the law and its massachusetts. Gruber said the bills inherent lack of transparency is a huge political advantage in selling it. Jonathan gruber, mit professor and socalled architect of obamacare, is walking back yearold remarks that the health care system overhaul passed only because of the stupidity of the american pe. Jonathan gruber, the principle designer of the presidents prized health care law and former paid consultant for the obama administration, admitted what the left thinks about the american people, saying that the only reason that they were able to pass obamacare was the stupidity of the american voter.
Gruber called voters stupid, the gop is calling him the obamacare architect, and dems are calling it all a misunderstanding. Exploiting the stupidity of the american voter is fun and easy. Last fall, videos emerged showing mit economist jonathan gruber the architect of obamacaremocking the stupidity of the american voter for not perceiving the ways in which the. The stupidity of the american voter cato institute. I am sure that if you look back at the administrations of bush ii, clinton, bush i, reagan, etc that you will find many examples where items were passed because people took advantage of the ignorance of the american voter. The american voter isnt stupid the american voter was.
The ruse, gruber says, was a very clever basic exploitation of the lack of economic understanding of the american voter. Obamacare consultant under fire for stupidity of the american voter. Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage, gruber said. Obamacare architect jonathan gruber said that lack of transparency was a major part of getting obamacare passed because the stupidity of the american voter would have killed the law if more people knew what was in it, according to the caller. Washington jonathan gruber, the mit economist who once said passing president obamas health law depended on the stupidity of the american voter, endured a humiliating fourhour congressional. In a clip of that event, gruber said the lack of transparency in the way the law was crafted was critical. Everything you wanted to know about health reform, in one comic book. Jonathan gruber ignorance, stupid people, obamacare. Another tape surfaces of obamacare architect calling. Key architect of obamacare admitted that it was passed by. Jonathan gruber on obamacare and the stupidity of the american voter obamacare supporters have been fleeing in droves from mit professorjonathan gruber, who was the principal architect of obamacare.
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In three separate appearances, mit economist jonathan gruber, dubbed the obamacare architect, took a dim view of americans intelligence. Its been a week since video first surfaced of obamacare architect jon gruber calling american voters stupid. Obamacare depended on stupidity of voters, its architect. And basically, call it the stupidity of the american voter or whatever, but. The first in a series of posts about obamacare architect jonathan grubers refreshing candor about how the laws authors deceived the public. This is the hallmark of the democrats, lying and deceit, which is always food for the moonbats and the low information voter. In 20, mit economist jonathan gruber, one of the architects of obamacare, admitted that it was passed by exploiting the stupidity of the american voter. Mit economist jonathan gruber s insulting comments about obamacare and the stupidity of american voters, recorded in 20 but only widely publicized this. In another video, gruber boasts about how the obama administration.
Mit professor jonathan gruber recently admitted he counted on the stupidity of the american voter to ease passage of the aca. Obamacare architect jonathan gruber recently said that obamacare only passed due to the stupidity of the american voter and a lack of. Obamacare architect jonathan gruber said on tuesday that he regretted commenting last year that a lack of transparency and the stupidity of the american voter helped congress pass the affordable care act in 2010. Obama and the stupidity of the american voter chicago. Obamacare architect jonathan gruber appeared before congress today and apologized for saying last year that the laws writers took advantage of the stupidity of the american voter. American voters are too stupid to understand the difference duration. In one video, he stated that the american people are too stupid to. Obamacare architect calls average voter stupid youtube.
Jonathan gruber, the obamacare architect, has been caught on tape declaring that he and his democratic colleagues had to hide obamacares true costs. By joel gehrke only the stupidity of the american voter made it possible for democrats to pass obamacare, according to jonathan gruber, an economist who advised president obama during the. So replace stupidity with ignorance and perhaps gruber is correct. Jonathan gruber, who advised the obama administration on.
The jon gruber controversy and what it means for obamacare vox. Stupidity of the american voter tom gilroy november 10th, 2014 2. We passed law due to stupidity of the american voter. Obamacare advisor apologizes for saying stupidity of the. Originally posted at the washington post economist jonathan gruber, one of the obama administrations consultants on the affordable care act, is under attack from conservatives for comments he made last year in which he said the stupidity of the american voter was a factor in passing obamacare in 2010. Obamacare coarchitect jonathan gruber who infamously said the stupidity of the american voter helped get the measure to become law now blames trump for rising premium costs. Obamacare consultant under fire for stupidity of the. Mit economics professor jonathan gruber spoke at a panel on october 17 on the political hurdles obamacare faced in 200910.
Brian stelter and newt gingrich weigh in on an obamacare consultant referring to the stupidity of the american voter. Keep in mind obama prides himself in being the most. Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage, and basically, you know, call it the stupidity of the american voter or whatever, but basically that was really, really critical to getting the. Jonathan gruber was right about political ignorance the. Jonathan holmes gruber born september 30, 1965 is an american professor of economics at. And, basically, call it the stupidity of the american voter, or whatever, but basically that was really critical to getting the thing to pass. The stupidity of the american voter led us to hide. Gruber s sin was a series of speeches in which the key architect of obamacare pointed out that the law was passed by manipulating the stupidity of the american voter.
Jonathan gruber called to testify in house committee over. Call it the stupidity of the american voter or whatever, but basically, that was really, really critical for the thing to pass. Gruber even wrote a comic book explaining and touting the reforms. Economist jonathan gruber, one of the obama administrations consultants on the affordable care act, is under attack from conservatives for. Jonathan gruber was right about stupid american voters. And basically, call it the stupidity of the american voter or whatever, but basically that was really, really critical to get anything to pass. He said this obfuscation was needed due to the stupidity of the american voter in ensuring the bills passage. Obamacare architect jonathan gruber hails american stupidity. Notorious mit economics professor jonathan gruber, who was caught saying in a video that democrats counted on the stupidity of the american voter to pass obamacare, has been called to testify by the house oversight committee. Gruber s controversial stupidity of the american voter remarks came at an economic conference at the university of pennsylvania in october 20, three and a. Jonathan gruber was right about stupid american voters after sitting back and watching grubergate unfold, it is clear that republicans are trying to capitalize on, more than anything, jonathan gruber s reference to the stupidity of the american voter. Gruber s controversial stupidity of the american voter remarks came at an economic conference at the university of pennsylvania in october 20, three and a half years after the ppaca became law. Obamacare advisor apologizes for saying stupidity of the american. Obamacare, gruber and the stupidity of the american voter.
Obama and the stupidity of the american voter by kathleen parker. Obamacare architect jonathan gruber said obamacare only passed due to the stupidity of the american voter and a lack of transparency, and video footage of his remarks was deleted from. The video was unearthed and posted on youtube by american commitment. Jonathan gruber, an mit economist and key architect of the affordable care act, suggested in a recentlysurfaced video clip that the stupidity of the american voters. Obamacare author regrets stupidity of the american voter. Jonathan gruber, professor of economics at the massachusetts institute of. Obamacare cost spike is trumps fault, aca architect.