Posted on 10/24/2013 3:13:37 AM PDT by Kaslin
Washington has a bad habit of naming laws by what they are not.
These euphemisms usually win temporary public support. After all, who wants to be against anything "affordable"? But on examination, such idealistically named legislation usually turns out to be aimed at special interests and the opposite of what voters were promised.
The "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010," otherwise known as Obamacare, frontloaded for immediate enactment some popular freebies. Who would oppose keeping children on their parents' health coverage until age 26, or prohibiting denial of insurance for those with pre-existing illnesses?
Then, three years later and with two elections out of the way, the tab for all the perks suddenly came due. The law turns out neither to protect patients from pay hikes nor to make health care affordable. In fact, the administration promises of 2009-10 are becoming the nightmare of 2013.
Health insurance premiums are skyrocketing. Taxes to pay for the bill increased. So far, the Obamacare sign-up website has made going to the DMV seem like a picnic. Businesses are not made more competitive as promised, but cutting back on their full-time employees. The deficit will not go down due to Obamacare.
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Not just laws.
Anything with “reform” in the name.
Also government agencies.
Anything with “Service” in the name. E.g., IRS, HHS.
My premiums have gone up 525% since 2002. I’m a 30+ yr employee at an aerospace co. I wonder when I will reach my “fair-share”???
It's not just insurance. I had to get a new battery for my car yesterday: $140.
$140 for a car battery.
Inflation has arrived and it's not going away any time soon.
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