Posted on 04/21/2010 4:32:46 PM PDT by RobinMasters
We already knew this was coming, of course — despite the dishonest, and sometimes preposterous, assurances from the bill's (suddenly verrry quiet) salesman-in-chief.
Just in case Sen. Dick Durbin's accidental articulation of the truth wasn't enough to convince you that congressional Democrats knew full well that higher premiums are an inevitable outcome of Obamacare, this New York Times article should do the trick:
Fearing that health insurance premiums may shoot up in the next few years, Senate Democrats laid a foundation on Tuesday for federal regulation of rates, four weeks after President Obama signed a law intended to rein in soaring health costs.
(Excerpt) Read more at media.nationalreview.com ...
Ping
Pelousy insisted that 400,000 new jobs would be created when o-care was passed.
Still waiting...
Public hangings of the guilty come to mind.
Lying SOB’s are going to here from the U.S. citizens come November.
Only a fool would believe that you could force the insurance companies to cover preexisting conditions, remove the lifetime cap on benefits, and allow "children" up to the age of 26 to be covered under their parents' insurance without raising premiums. Preventing these increases based on actuarial data will kill the private insurance companies, which was the objective all along.
Do they not understand how stressed we are?
Especially the folks who are already retired?
Why, why did they do this?
but... but.... why would we need a law to prevent premiums from shooting up???? This was supposed to lower premiums...
/just damn sarc
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I’m reminded of the Donut Shop lady’s answer from “Mars Attacks”.
“Maybe they no like us.”
How can this be? I heard Obama promise us in speeches before Obamacare passed that a family of four could expect a $2500 rebate if his health care bill passed. Are you telling me Obama lied?
You are exactly right. The Obamatons wanted to kill the insurance companies all along. That’s why the the ultra-liberals grudgingly accepted a bill without single payer, knowing that single payer would come soon enough.
The American people — although polls show discontent — ultimately are too scared to give up Obama’s free health care. Just like in Britain — socialized medicine is a filthy, disease-ridden boondoggle. Yet voters refuse to get rid of the system for fear of the unknown.
"If one looks closely at the bill’s provisions, you can see that it is laden with new taxes, fees, and cutbacks in services."
The bill actually mandates higher costs and fewer services.
Not only too scared but once people are forced to pay for the “free” health care via taxes and fines then they will want the “free” health care they paid for...doesn’t matter if it’s not there..think Social Security.
That train left with the Mass. Senate election.
Dems could finagle the already passed Obamacare, but not a new bill.
Everything’s free in America. Health care, houses, pensions, education.
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