William Patrick on Sports Stars Hyping Obamacare for Tax Dollars

Reason Staff | 7.6.2013 1:00 PM

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While basketball fans across Florida, and beyond, watched the Miami Heat win their second consecutive National Basketball Association championship last month, the Obama administration apparently saw a marketing goldmine. As William Patrick writes, White House officials have approached the NBA about potentially using the Heat's superstar-baller LeBron James and other basketball stars to promote Obamacare at taxpayers' expense.

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