MIT Economist John Gruber answered 10 questions about Obamacare.
The response to #8 sums it up, I think. Bolding is mine
8. According to a CBS poll, 38 percent want the ACA entirely overturned, 29 percent want the mandate overturned, and only 26 percent want to keep the entire law. Why do you think this law is unpopular with the general public?
Because it is so complicated. In today's political environment, anything that takes more than one sentence to explain can be defeated by a one-sentence lie. The opposition to this law is mostly not based on principled positions but rather largely on general opposition to the president.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/03/29/10-obamacare-questions-answered-by-mit-economist-jonathan-gruber.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Cheat%20Sheet&utm_campaign=cheatsheet_afternoon&cid=newsletter%3Bemail%3Bcheatsheet_afternoon
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Jonathan Gruber Failed to Disclose His $392,600 Contracts with HHS (Updated)
http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2010/01/07/jonathan-grubers-rent-a-scholarship/
"MIT health economist Jonathan Gruber has been the go-to source that all the health care bill apologists point to to defend otherwise dubious arguments. But he has consistently failed to disclose that he has had a sole-source contract with the Department of Health and Human Services since June 19, 2009 to consult on the “President’s health reform proposal..."
