7-Eleven Joins the ObamaCare Fan Club
The world’s biggest convenience store chain, 7-Eleven, is the newest member of the ObamaCare fan club. The Hill reports, “ObamaCare ads will now appear on 7-Eleven receipts at more than 7,000 stores nationwide as government health officials expand their outreach in the second year of healthcare sign-ups. Information about ObamaCare sign-ups will appear on the bottom of receipts for anyone using a mobile payment company called PayNearMe, which allows bank-less customers to pay in stores like 7-Eleven and Family Dollar.” According to HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell, “Putting these reminders at the bottom of PayNearMe receipts will help get health coverage information into the hands of traditionally hard-to-reach consumers.” 7-Eleven, of course, is famous for its Slurpee and Big Gulp soda offerings, among other things. And proudly plastered on its corporate website is this claim: “7‑Eleven guests sip almost 13 million Slurpee® beverages each month. Favorite flavors are Coca-Cola and Minute Maid Cherry. Since introduced in 1966, close to 6.5 billion Slurpee drinks have been sold, almost enough for every person on the planet.” Wait, didn’t the Left wage a war on sugar? And isn’t the point of ObamaCare to enroll healthy consumers? More…
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