The twoway in a video, economist jonathan gruber says the stupidity of the american voter was key to the laws passage. Call it the stupidity of the american voter or whatever, but basically, that was really, really critical for the thing to pass. Today, new video surfaced in which gruber said that the stupidity of the american voter made it important for him and democrats to hide obamacares true costs from the public. Newly unearthed comments by jonathan gruber lit up conservatives. Inside the comic book jonathan gruber wrote to sell. Indispensable to running the big con, said jonathan, was the stupidity of the american voter. Obamacare cost spike is trumps fault, aca architect. Whatever his academic contempt for voters, the obamacare architect and massachusetts institute of. Jonathan gruber apologizes for calling voters stupid by susan ferrechio dec 9, 2014, 11. Feb 25, 2015 mits jon gruber just got fired from the massachusetts health care board. Nov 18, 2014 yearsold but newly scrutinized videos of mit economics professor jonathan gruber ignited a political firestorm this week because the selfdescribed architect of obamacare thanks the stupidity of.
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. Obamacare architect apologizes for remarks on the laws. Jonathan gruber, professor of economics at the massachusetts institute of. He is the ford professor of economics at the massachusetts institute of technology. They would much rather have the law passed than not. The stupidity of the american voter recently, video surfaced of mit health economist jonathan gruber admitting the patient protection and affordable care act a. Dec 12, 2014 obamacare architect jonathan gruber was denounced by politicians in both parties this week, because of his comments about voter ignorance.
He then goes on to call american voters stupid, reports cbs news correspondent jan crawford. As a rule, americans dont like to be called stupid, as jonathan gruber is discovering. Jonathan gruber is a big deal in health economics for two reasons. Another tape surfaces of obamacare architect calling.
As a white house consultant, he helped to design obamacare and was then caught afterward on videotape explaining its passage by talking about the stupidity of the american voter. 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. Nov 12, 2014 this axiom has been made stark with the controversy arising from a video of jonathan gruber. The first in a series of posts about obamacare architect jonathan grubers refreshing candor about how the laws authors deceived the public. I dont know if you have seen jonathan gruber of mits analysis of what the comparison is to the status quo versus what will happen in our bill for. But american voters arent the only ones who make mistakes. A new video of gruber has surfaced in which he seems to credit a lack of transparency for obamacares passage, while also referencing the role of the stupidity of the american voter. Obamacare consultant under fire for stupidity of the american voter. The controversy over obamacare architect jonathan grubers stupidity of the american voter comments reignited yesterday, as a powerful congressional panel summoned the embattled mit professor to testify in washington next month, the boston herald reports. 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.
Obamacare supporters have been fleeing in droves from mit professorjonathan gruber, who was the principal architect of obamacare. Jonathan gruber apologizes for calling voters stupid. An architect of the federal healthcare law said last year that a lack of transparency and the stupidity of the american voter. The american people are not lacking in intelligence, but they are trusting, often lacking in knowledge, and they do rely on elected representatives to read and understand those thousandpage bills in congress.
Dec 12, 2014 indispensable to running the big con, said jonathan, was the stupidity of the american voter. Obamacare coarchitect jonathan gruber, who once credited the stupidity of the american voter for the passage of the sweeping healthcare. And basically, call it the stupidity of the american voter or whatever, but basically that was really really critical for the thing to pass. The stupidity of the american voter led us to hide. Lack of transparency the stupidity of the american voter lets get this one out of the way first. And we proposed it, and that passed because the american voters are too stupid to understand the difference. Mit professor jonathan gruber, who was instrumental in crafting portions of the affordable care act, recently admitted he counted on the stupidity of the american voter to. 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. Dec 10, 2014 on tuesday,obamacare architect jonathan gruber was grilled before the congressionaloversight committee regarding a series of videos wherein he bragged thatdeception and the stupidity of the american voter helped democrats and thewhite house ram obamacare to passage as law. Obamacare consultant under fire for stupidity of the. Obamacare, gruber and the stupidity of the american voter. Videotapes keep popping up in which gruber says that obamacare was enacted, in part, because of the stupidity of the american voter.
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 drafting of the law. Mit economics professor jonathan gruber infamously told an audience at the university of pennsylvania in november 2014 that democrats required the stupidity of the american voter for obamacare. Obamacare architect jonathan gruber hails american stupidity. Today, new video surfaced in which gruber said that the stupidity of the american voter made it important. Gruber told house members that in several speeches he pretended to be more of a political insider than he was at the time. Youve got to hand it to mit economist jonathan gruber. Mit economist jonathan gruber sought to distance himself on tuesday from comments that obamacare relied on the stupidity of the american voter to win ultimate passage. Ocare architect calls voters stupid and conservatives. Nov 17, 2014 jonathan gruber s stupid voter remarks.
He is also the director of the health care program at the national bureau of economic research, where he is a research associate. In tapes that just surfaced, jonathan gruber, the architect of obamacare, says americans were duped regarding obamacare. 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. Nov 15, 2014 jonathan gruber on obamacare and the stupidity of the american voter. Nov 12, 2014 in tapes that just surfaced, jonathan gruber, the architect of obamacare, says americans were duped regarding obamacare. Polls about obamacare have always shown that voters were skeptical of government promises that the law would reduce health costs and the deficit. Nov 18, 2014 the controversy over jonathan gruber, the mit economist and obamacare architect who talked about the stupidity of american voters, seems to be losing a bit of energy.
Jonathan gruber, infamous obamacare architect, says system. The quote below is from a talk gruber gave where he was trying convey the fact that something as simple as the semantics of calling something a mandate or a tax can make or break a bill. And basically, call it the stupidity of the american voter or whatever, but. The stupidity of the american voters videos on monday, the competitive enterprise institute posted a clip where gruber suggested that the stupidity of the american voter helped obamacare pass.
The white house says it disagrees with the remarks, and theyre simply not true. Schadenfreude is a dish best served, and mit professor and larry summers student jonathan gruber, who played a key though conflicted role in legislating both obamacare and obamacares precursor, romneycare, certainly had it coming. On friday november 7, rich weinstein the only one of the millions of americans whose health plans were canceled who responded by watching hundreds of hours of video of the people responsible sent my organization the nowinfamous video of jonathan gruber saying lack of transparency is a huge political advantage because of the stupidity of the american voter. Heres a quick guide to who jonathan gruber is, why hes at the. Jonathan holmes gruber born september 30, 1965 is an american professor of economics at the massachusetts institute of technology, where he has taught since 1992. Questioning the architect of obamacare deception, jonathan. Today, new video surfaced in which gruber said that the stupidity of the american voter made it important for him and democrats to hide obamacares. Jonathan gruber discovers stupidity is wrong word for. Jonathan gruber blames trump for obamacare decline. American voters dont like being called stupid, but jonathan gruber may have a point. Americans got a taste of this elitism when mits jonathan gruber mocked the stupidity of the american voter. Mit economics professor jonathan gruber infamously told an audience at the university of pennsylvania in november 2014 that democrats required the stupidity of the american voter for obamacare to.
Jonathan gruber, an mit economist who worked on obamacare, said the stupidity of the american voter played a role in getting the bill signed into law in 2010. Explore some of jonathan gruber best quotations and sayings on such as lack of transparency is a huge political advantage and, basically, call it the stupidity of the american voter or whatever. A new tape has surfaced showing obamacare architect jonathan gruber, once again, claiming the health care laws authors took advantage of the stupid american public. Economist jonathan gruber, one of the obama administrations consultants on the affordable care act, is under attack from conservatives for. Obamacare architect calls average voter stupid youtube. An architect of obamacare on tuesday said he regretted his 20 comment that a lack of transparency and the stupidity of the american voter helped congress pass the healthcare law. Call it the stupidity of the american voter or whatever, but basically that was really, really critical to getting the thing to pass. Obamacare architect says health law passed because of. In one video, he stated that the american people are too stupid to. Obamacare advisor apologizes for saying stupidity of the. Gruber apologizes to congress for calling americans stupid.
Gruber apologizes to congress for glib obamacare comments. Nov 16, 2014 so i guess republicans agree with grubers assessment of the stupidity of the american voter, because no matter who americans vote for, obamacare will stand. Nov, 2014 the stupidity of the american voter share. In case youve forgotten and to compound the irony gruber is the obamacare architect who received negative media attention recently for some controversial comments about the stupidity of the average american voter. Dec 05, 2014 on friday november 7, rich weinstein the only one of the millions of americans whose health plans were canceled who responded by watching hundreds of hours of video of the people responsible sent my organization the nowinfamous video of jonathan gruber saying lack of transparency is a huge political advantage because of the stupidity of the american voter.
Mit professor jonathan gruber refused repeated requests tuesday to. After those quotes, it makes perfect sense that gruber s greatest treatise for the stupid american voters is a comic book and when i heard this, i had to find a copy and read it for myself so that you, the stupid american voter, wouldnt have to. Gruber even wrote a comic book explaining and touting the reforms. Brian stelter and newt gingrich weigh in on an obamacare consultant referring to the stupidity of the american voter. While gruber apologized on tuesday, he continued to stress that obamacare was designed as a tax bill because it would not. Democrats are desperately distancing themselves from obamacare architect jonathan gruber. Jonathan gruber stupid americans obamacare unpopular. Americans dont care if other americans are insured, obamacare architect jonathan gruber says in a video from 2010 thats getting renewed attention. Stupidity remark haunts obamacare consultant youtube. Obamacare architect apologizes for remarks on the laws passage. Jonathan gruber, the obamacare architect made notorious in newly surfaced videos, credits the stupidity of the american voter with helping pass the affordable care act.
In health care reform, gruber focuses mainly on two topics. He was one of the most senior advisers helping to create the health care law. Everything you wanted to know about health reform, in one comic book. Jonathan gruber said obamacare only passed due to the stupidity of the american voter and a lack of transparency. What to do about obamacare and the stupidity of the. 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.
The jon gruber controversy and what it means for obamacare vox. Nov 24, 2014 jonathan gruber s comments about obamacare and the stupidity of the american voter are only half wrong. Nov 12, 2014 in three separate appearances, mit economist jonathan gruber, dubbed the obamacare architect, took a dim view of americans intelligence. Celeste ng, ann patchett, min jin lee and others on the books that bring them. The controversy over jonathan gruber, the mit economist and obamacare architect who talked about the stupidity of american voters, seems to be losing a bit of energy. Economist jonathan gruber made the controversial comments at several different academic events. Questioning the architect of obamacare deception, jonathan gruber. Quotes authors j jonathan gruber lack of transparency is a huge. Mits jon gruber just got fired from the massachusetts. Exploiting the stupidity of the american voter is fun and easy.
Washington jonathan gruber, the health economist whose. Mits jon gruber just got fired from the massachusetts health. Jonathan gruber was right about political ignorance the. Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage. It is never appropriate to make oneself seem more important or smarter. Jonathan gruber s speech on obamacare at the university of pennsylvania, october 17, 2014. Nov 14, 2014 after those quotes, it makes perfect sense that grubers greatest treatise for the stupid american voters is a comic book and when i heard this, i had to find a copy and read it for myself so that you, the stupid american voter, wouldnt have to. He was one of the most senior advisers helping to create the health care law, and thats why people. Its been a week since video first surfaced of obamacare architect jon gruber calling american voters stupid.
Nov 30, 2014 the first in a series of posts about obamacare architect jonathan gruber s refreshing candor about how the laws authors deceived the public. After those quotes, it makes perfect sense that grubers greatest treatise for the stupid american voters is a comic book and when i heard this, i had to find a copy and read it for myself so that you, the stupid american voter, wouldnt have to. Nov 12, 2014 jonathan grubers subconscious that is, his superego was getting the best of him. They should be nodding their heads and congratulating gruber, not demonizing him. 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. Tweet reddit flipboard email in this may 12, 2009, photo jonathan gruber, professor of economics at the massachusetts institute of technology. Mit professor apologizes for remark on voters the boston globe. Nov 10, 2014 today, new video surfaced in which gruber said that the stupidity of the american voter made it important for him and democrats to hide obamacares true costs from the public. What to do about obamacare and the stupidity of the american. The videos show mit economist jonathan gruber, an adviser in the laws drafting, saying that the stupidity of the american voter. Jonathan holmes gruber born september 30, 1965 is an american professor of economics at.
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