Obamacare Front and Center

Last Modified: Saturday, August 31, 2013 at 9:55 p.m.

President Barack Obama continues his campaign with a bus tour to various universities to address the rising cost of higher education. One plan he proposed was a rating system of universities. A factor to be considered is the percentage of graduates achieving employment.

Could the reason college graduates have difficulty finding jobs is that there are few jobs to find? Perhaps President Barack Obama's time and effort could better be used trying to create an environment to foster job creation.

In addressing the college students, President Obama did not waste the opportunity to demagogue the Republicans, saying they would rather shut down the government than fund Obamacare. That is not what I am hearing.

House Republicans have proposed funding the government with the exception of Obamacare. The program is not ready for implementation, evidenced by the anxiety over personal-data protection, uncertainty related to regulations, various waivers and subsidies to select groups, loss of jobs and work hours, loss of insurance coverage, rising premiums, etc.

In spite of these concerns, the Obama administration is determined to proceed — much like its haste to pass the bill.

Seems to me the president should be asked, "Would you rather shut down the entire government or fund the government minus Obamacare and delay its implementation?"




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