UPDATE: Obamacare activists go international. The UK’s Daily Mail picks up the story and finds out that, in fact, our taxpayer dollars were used for this embarrassing stunt:
Obamacare organizers in Colorado are taking Obamacare promotion to a new low – at least in terms of their dress code.
A health insurance provider is sending 20-something activists out on the streets of Denver in their underwear to persuade young people to ‘get covered.’
And U.S. taxpayers are footing the bill for the risque street performances through a federal government loan…
The Associated Press reported in July that Connect For Health Colorado, the state’s Obamacare exchange, is spending more than $21 million to promote enrollment, and that the funds are coming from federal government grants.
About $17 million of that money has gone to 58 separate Colorado organizations that are making person-to-person pitches and helping people – especially young people – sign up for Obamacare.
ColoradoHealthOP CEO Julia Hutchins confirmed that her organization was formed to sell insurance policies via the Connect for Health Colorado marketplace. But she denied that any money changes hands between the two.
‘We, as a co-op health plan, received our own federal loan money to start a health insurance company that is member-governed,’ she said.
‘And part of the plan we submitted to apply for the loan money included outreach expenses, and that promotion, the underwear thing, was part of it.’
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In an attempt to get people to sign up for Obamacare exchanges one group decided it was a good idea to send nearly naked people into public to attract attention:
So now we have to dress like @mileycyrus to sell healthcare? #copolitics MT @COHealthOP: Nearly naked #GetCoveredCO http://t.co/FG5RPzAs3o
— Kelly Maher (@okmaher) October 3, 2013
Considering over $21 million in Colorado taxpayer dollars were spent by July on marketing Obamacare, it’s worth asking the question: Did taxpayers fund this sexualized stunt?
The point they are trying to make is this is all you will have left once bamacare sets in…
part of the 41% supporting Obama explains a lot
Rather you should describe these fascists as people who ignore economics, business and HATE capitalism…that would be much more accurate.
Why would the government be buying marketing of mandated services that we're required to purchase? Ah yes, because no one wants them. It's called making a demand for a product (versus building a product for a need). Not a very successful business strategy. But what should we expect from those who don't understand economics, business, or capitalism.
Maybe they can keep their hands warm with giant foam fingers.
I challenge these "live" advertisers to come onto the streets of Denver on Friday. With a forecasted high of 44 degrees, they will NEED health care after that.
In the obummer economy even the strippers are taking second jobs. Too bad our tax dollares are paying for this smut.
Your tax dollars at work.
WHAT THE FUCK PEOPLE?!
According to their website, they're funded through Obamacare:
http://www.cohealthop.org/About
So yes, I assume our tax dollars are paying for this.
Wow, classy (NOT). Doesn't look like it went over too well. Do we know how well their campaign worked?