The House and Senate are going through reconciliation. A lot of what Obama wants is politically impossible right now. So he's backing what will get the legislation through reconciliation. The tax on high end plans was one of the necessities in the Senate version; there's a lot more leg room in the House to negotiate down, and none in the Senate to negotiate up.
This is not a policy shift. It's a strategic shift to make sure the legislation doesn't die before they're merged.
But hey. It takes a little common sense to navigate through that thought process. I wouldn't expect some people to be able to do it.
This current legislation has had so many deals going on within for special interest groups it it makes Las Vegas look like a bingo parlor. Besides, the majority of Americans don't want "THIS' legislation to go through. A majority want s change - but not this change.
I know how much you love quotes ...
Your ability to rationalize your own bad deeds makes you believe that the whole world is as amoral as you are.
Doug Coupland
"Humans are not rational beings, they're rationalizing beings. "
Rationalization deflects blame when you make a decision, not only preventing you from learning from your mistakes but also turning you into a delusional person. You drift away from living in reality where you can see things as they really are to make correct decisions in the future. It's a slope where not owning up to bad decisions causes future bad decisions. - Roosh
I don't suspect some amoral persons to see this. - Big_T
jammer170
Nothing can so alienate a voter from the political system as backing a winning candidate. - Mark B. Cohen