WASHINGTON, D.C. Aug. 20 (DPI) – Ultra-partisan economist Paul Krugman admitted in his New York Times column that The Affordable Care Act hasn’t worked out exactly as planned, and readers pounced with angry and bitter comments that Obama’s signature health care legislation has made the situation much worse.

Averring that Obamacare has “hit a bump,” Krugman did his best to paint a picture of achievement for Obamacare, declaring that, thanks to the law, the rising costs of health care are not rising as fast.

Those remarks were challenged by hundreds of readers, one of whom wondered what planet Krugman was living on. A good number of readers described themselves as liberals who wanted Obamacare to succeed, but acknowledge now that – given the ever-rising costs, huge deductibles and paltry coverages – it’s been a huge failure. Many too said the failure of Obamacare would lead to a so-called single-payer insurance program administered by the federal government. Among the comments:

A bump? More like a mountain in my small state. No competition, slashed provider options, more expensive for less care, rationing (with another name of course). It’s a disaster………..and I say that as a democrat. I’d have voted republican for the first time in my life because of it if they hadn’t served up the likes of Trump, which is not an option. True single payer.

Krugman seriously linked to the White House website as “proof” health care cost slowed. While pretty much everyone agrees the opposite is true.

Mr. Krugman: I support the ACA and am proud of President Obama and the Democrats for getting it through. The ACA makes our country a better place. But there is a persistent problem: for people just short of Medicare age (mid 50s to 64) the premiums on the individual market are really high. You see it in the comments section of most articles about the ACA, so it’s not just anecdotal, it’s a real thing. Can you write something about this issue in the future?

Wow – if Krugman is admitting a problem, you can be sure it is way worse than he is discussing. BCBS in Illinois just announced 45% increases so not just the small states are having problems. Perhaps if the law wasn’t crammed down based on lies (keep your doctor/insurance/etc) and under the table deals (Louisiana/Nebraska/etc) on a purely partisan and unprecedented basis – and was actually supported by the American people – there might be some cooperation.

“Obamacare Hits a Bump” The Titanic hit a bump too I guess. In Krugman’s world if you don’t fix the Democrat’s arrogantly imposed mistakes for them you are evil. The man is ridiculous. $20 Trillion in debt and counting.

Honestly Paul?It’s insulting to the American people to have some smug, ivory tower, self-important Obama liberal elitist  misleading the public like you’re attempting.
Oh don’t worry, this is just a bump…nothing to see here…

There are 32 million Americans who have fallen out of the middle class into the working poor since 2014 when the Obamacare mandate kicked in. I need to repeat that. People who were in the middle class before Obamacare, are now working poor because of Obamacare. Four in 10 Americans who have dropped out of all coverage and opted to pay the tax penalty did so because the premiums and deductibles were MORE than they could afford. A new underclass of working poor, plus 114 million Americans who gave up on finding jobs during the Obama presidency. Barack Obama? You built that. Obamacare hasn’t hit a bump, it’s hit a brick wall.

Obamacare “Hits a bump”? And it got a little warm on the Hindenburg.