Go ahead and try it, can always use another launching pad for bottle rockets.
While gathered around the grill with friends and family this Fourth of July, the government recommends you try to sell them on Obamacare.
Sure, that’s likely to start an argument, a point the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services doesn’t dispute, but it’s all for a good cause: correcting the “misinformation about the ACA” that “is everywhere” in the wake of last week’s Supreme Court decision upholding Obamacare subsidies.
In the HHS talking points on how to seamlessly segue from grill-side pleasantries to health insurance shilling, they included some hypothetical scenarios and suggested these responses:
Situation: Uncle Ted claims Obamacare is a train wreck and has cost jobs.
You say: Uncle Ted, you’ve gotten a hold of some old talking points. With greater access to affordable, quality health insurance, the Affordable Care Act is helping individuals and strengthening our economy!