Is this a bad sign?

I was fishing with my son and his college roomate (both 20 or so). The roomate, whom they call Leatherface for reasons that I do not understand, says the following: ” I think it is great that Obama is giving people health care”. I said, “Obama isn’t doing anything. A political party has passed legislation that demands that one class of people will have to pay the medical bills for another class of people whether they like it or not. And that will probably wind up being you since as a college grad you have a chance of making some money”.
His response was, “What do you mean?”
I think this is a bad sign.
What do you think?