The ACA website was broken before it was ever rolled out

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...website-builders-warned-issues-before-launch/​

The overhaul of the broken ObamaCare website could be a massive undertaking, with one specialist reportedly saying 5 million lines of code may have to be rewritten and indications that the newly hired tech team may need weeks to repair the system.

The details come amid reports that, in advance of the Oct. 1 launch of HealthCare.gov, several issues had raised red flags among the very people charged with putting the website together. The administration is now in a scramble to fix the problems that have prevented many from signing up for health insurance online. President Obama on Monday directed the public to apply over the phone or by mail -- but at the same time, the White House did not rule out delaying the health law's 2014 requirement on individuals to buy insurance.

Republicans are redoubling their push for a delay amid the problems. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., told Fox News he plans to introduce a bill that would delay the mandate until the problems are addressed.

The White House won't rule out delaying the individual mandate for a year, like they did (illegally) for the small business mandate. But then again, if people can't sign up, how can you penalize them for not having insurance? And that's going to be the story, even though the statistics leaking out from the insurance industry indicate it isn't a matter of "can't" but "won't." Fewer than 50,000 enrollees, even after website traffic dropped by 88% following the first week?

Here's the dirty little secret the White House doesn't want anyone to know, though their own stats they have released bears it out: The story is, the system crashes with only 200 people online. After the October 1 startup date, the system crashed in the first five minutes because 2,000 people were online. But in the second week, only 1.12 million people logged on. That means, at any given second, there were only 1.85 people online. So, why'd the system crash?

Why? Because no one wants to pay those rates. They won't pay those rates, particularly when, for the first few years, the penalty is much less than the premiums.