re: #295 JohninLondon

What was NOT common knowledge was a price-tag of $1 trillion-plus, and existing programmes being raided.

Either Obama had not done his sums properly - or he was hiding the true costs.

The wisdom and cost of the current proposals are certainly open to legitimate debate. That wasn’t what I commented on. You stated that he never brought up health care reform during the campaign with the implication being that the American public wasn’t aware of his plans regarding this issue before electing him. That is patently false. It was a major issue.