Obama’s ATM vs. Obama’s Tech Surge

Consider these propositions: Obama and ATM’s; Obama and Obamacare insurance exchange web sites which were suppose to be like shopping experiences at Travelocity or Amazon; Obama and the “tech surge” to fix Obamacare insurance exchange web sites. (1) (2) (3)

Hence technology is sinister and job destroying when it is handy to make a Luddite/Neo-Luddism political argument regarding automated teller machines (ATM‘S). Technology is great and grand as a political argument regarding a labor saving device when it is for insurance purchases on a web site. Technology to fix broken technology is a political argument of labor saving devices to save broken labor saving devices. (4) (5)

One is a Luddite when being a Luddite is convenient. One is all about technology when being techie is convenient.

The common thread being: convenient political arguments.

　

Notes:


(1) Barack Obama Thinks an ATM Ate Your Job, Redstates, 07/15/2011

http://www.redstate.com/erick/2011/06/15/barack-obama-thinks-an-atm-ate-your-job/


(2) New health insurance markets: Not like Travelocity, Yahoo News, 07/26/2013

http://news.yahoo.com/health-insurance-markets-not-travelocity-184627457.html


(3) Obama administration vows 'tech surge' for HealthCare.gov, Cnet, 10/20/2013

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57608374-38/obama-administration-vows-tech-surge-for-healthcare.gov/


　
(4) Luddite

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/luddite


(5) Neo-Luddism.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-Luddism