also look at america from the outside in. also, who creates jobs? is it the 1%, or is it the middle class? we have a debate, a fascinating debate between two 1%-ers. finally, tanks for the memories. a somewhat beautiful ballet by 50-ton ballerinas. first my take. some believe the affordable care act, sometimes called obamacare, is popular only because americans don t understand it. there s some truth to this. studies show the core provisions are more popular than the bill itself. but there s also a reason rooted in reality why many americans worry about obamacare. its cost. remember, most americans have health care. what they worry about is the cost of insuring 20 million to 30 million more people. and unless the mead yearic cost is slowed an expansion of coverage might remain unpopular no matter how it is explained. how is that going to happen? republican alternatives to obamacare such as they are, do have a strategy to control costs. get consumers to pay more for th