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If you're following ObamaCare in the media, you've probably seen several outlets reporting that this open enrollment period is "make or break" time for ObamaCare.

That might seem peculiar to millions and millions of Americans who already know the truth.  ObamaCare was never anything but hopelessly broken.  The rest of the headlines that make up the backdrop for this open enrollment period make that abundantly clear:

•   ObamaCare open enrollment begins as rates spike

•   'Sticker Shock' Likely As Colorado Health Insurance Open Enrollment Begins

•   N.J. health insurance marketplace down to 2 companies as ObamaCare enrollment begins

•   With insurers pulling out of markets, some ObamaCare users "really nervous"

•   Half of ObamaCare Enrollees Are Skipping Doctor Visits to Save Money

•   ObamaCare's Open Enrollment Season Is a Healthcare Horror Show

It's a pretty bleak landscape.  But it's one that was predictable 6 years ago.  Here is what these doctors had to say not long after the law was passed: