It's with great glee and laughter that we note the congress critters that passed the bill without reading it, or even having any idea what's in it, have legislated themselves out of their own luxury health insurance. The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program could be tossed out, and the politicians and their staffers, that thought they had exempted themselves from having the same Obamacare they rammed down the throats of the citizens, will be theirs to cherish. We're laughing. Of course they'll write an amendment to make sure they don't have to obey the same laws the rest of us do, but hey, they've shown they are about making people do what they want, not providing what the people want. Speaking of amendments, this bill is 2,400 pages with 153 amendments.
Remember how Barry said that taxes would not go up on people making less that $250,000 a year? The Joint Committee on Taxation ran the numbers and people making less than $200,000 a year will be paying $15.2 billion in additional taxes over the next 10 years. Can we say "Barry lied?"
Remember too that Barry said health care premiums won't go up. LA Times, no friend of capitalism and liberty, reports that premiums will go up. The reason is that there's no provision in the bill that gives the federal government the power to regulate increases. LA Times: "Although Democrats promised greater consumer protection, the overhaul does not give the federal government broad regulatory power to prevent increases." Can you say, "Barry lied?" The costs of premiums have to go up, because the spending by Barry and the Dems is increasing the cost of everything.
Taking control of 17% of the economy against the will of the citizens, raising taxes on people they said they wouldn't, passing a bill they have no idea what's in it, borrowing money from yet to be born generations to pay for this; yep, just a great way to transform the healthcare industry.
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