DRUNK ON "KOOL AID": Here’s Obamacare’s Appeal to America’s Bros

10/25/13

Drink up boys!

Most dictionary entries for “bro” merely note that it is the colloquial abbreviation of the term “brother,” which can be used to address a friend. However, Urban Dictionary takes the meaning a step further, defining a bro as an obnoxious partying male who is “often seen at college parties.” When bros “aren’t making [fools] of themselves they usually just stand around holding a red plastic cup waiting for something exciting to happen so they can scream something that demonstrates how much they enjoy partying.” It is harsh definition, but it certainly creates a mental picture of a young man in the prime of his life enjoying life’s simple pleasures. That is how those that developed the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate see young men, at least so far as they are young and healthy.

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