September 30, 2013 3:32PM 

# *Reason*’s “Obamacare Video Contest Song” 

By [Michael F. Cannon](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-f-cannon) 

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Lyrics:

> What’s hated by unions
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> has businesses wary
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> and dropping coverage
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> like the ‘Skins secondary?
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> Causing thousands of layoffs
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> taking it’s toll?
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> What’s so good for people
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> that they’re forced to enroll?
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> What’s a law that’s so good
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> folks who passed and defended it
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> see it and got waivers
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> to be exempted? It’s
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> like Olestra, at first
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> it sounded hip
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> but we quickly found ourselves
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> dealing with a whole lot of sh…
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> Obamacare, Obamacare
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> Unions and businesses both in despair
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> So to recap, young people,
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> your hours get cut
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> and your income goes down
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> and your premium’s up
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> and the taxes you pay
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> with the cash you have left
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> go to pay for a stupid
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> video contest, touting
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> Obamacare, Obamacare
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> Unions and businesses both in despair
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> It’s hated by doctors and unions are mad.
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> Not since Billy Ray Cyrus
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> has someone made something this bad.

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