Handing out peanuts while the plane is going down

Obamacare individual mandate lifted for those who lost their policies - due to Obamacare. [Link]

... you can... well, obviously not keep it, because you did lose it, but... how can we put this that might quiet the screaming for a little while?

Millions of Americans who had their health plans cancelled will be exempt from the Obamacare individual mandate, the administration said Thursday — a surprise move that comes just before Monday’s deadline to sign up for coverage starting Jan. 1.

The administration also said people who had their plans cancelled could get a scaled-back catastrophic plan, which has more limited benefits than those included in other Obamacare health plans.

Nothing is working, and the idea seems to be to orchestrate the catastrophe so it feels somewhat better.