Are You Distracted Yet? | Remembering #SunshineWeek

Natalie Webb, Bankrupting America: Spring is here, and it’s a great time to get caught up and re-energized on the latest issues in Washington:

Obamacare still lagging behind. In a play for Millennial sign-ups, President Obama appeared on Zach Galifianakis’ online series, “Between Two Ferns.” Unfortunately for the president, sentiment on social media indicates people weren’t buying it – figuratively and literally, according to the latest enrollment numbers.

But wait, there’s more… Enrollment numbers and public opinion aren’t the only problems plaguing the president’s healthcare law. One Las Vegas man was left owing $407,000, despite purchasing insurance through his state’s exchange and paying monthly premiums. Add that story to the people beginning to speak up in all 50 states and Obamacare has some serious problems.

Waste still slipping through the cracks. Just blocks from the White House sits a 132-year-old government-owned building that is currently boarded up and has been for almost 30 years. While the government is not paying employees to work there, taxpayers are still left footing the bill for maintenance such as lawn care, plumbing and security – to the tune of $1.67 billion!

Spring is here and so is Sunshine Week. This week was Sunshine Week. Since 2005, government watchdog groups like ours take one week in March to “promote a dialogue about the importance of open governments and freedom of information.” Take a look at 5 things you should know about government transparency.

When all else fails, drive them to distraction. Or at least that seems to be the idea behind the administration’s latest tactic. As young people continue to avoid Obamacare, the administration seems to have decided gifs are a great way to distract them from the problems with the law. We decided to put that theory to the test.

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