>The ACA was lousy policy and was poorly implemented, but the macro forces holding back the economy - and the boneheaded refusal by the repubs to spend money on infrastructure and other projects that would have stimulated demand- far outweigh any effect the ACA might have had.
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>What are you talking about? I seem to remember that when Obama first got into office they passed nearly a trillion dollars worth of stimulus spending to do exactly that. I also seem to remember seeing Obama laughing about the fact that "Shovel Ready" wasn't quite as shovel ready as they had initially believed. Quite frankly, I did not find this as amusing as he did. I work hard for my money and do not like it when the government throws my tax dollars into the toilet.

Your memory is accurate but selective.

Remember the government shutdown and the related cuts and compromises?
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/10/the-costs-of-the-government-shutdown/