Posted on 11/07/2013 10:40:46 AM PST by tobyhill
You’ve been hearing a lot about the most famous of Obama’s broken promises. No, you can’t keep your health care plan if you like it. But that’s far from the only promise he made repeatedly. He also promised to lower people’s premiums by $2,500 per family per year. In case you don’t believe me - courtesy of the excellent Avik Roy - here he is making that promise 19 times:
So that’s what he promised. The envelope?
Oops! Roy also exposes how big a lie that is turning out to be:
One of the fundamental flaws of the Affordable Care Act is that, despite its name, it makes health insurance more expensive. Today, the Manhattan Institute released the most comprehensive analysis yet conducted of premiums under Obamacare for people who shop for coverage on their own. Here’s what we learned. In the average state, Obamacare will increase underlying premiums by 41 percent. As we have long expected, the steepest hikes will be imposed on the healthy, the young, and the male. And Obamacare’s taxpayer-funded subsidies will primarily benefit those nearing retirement—people who, unlike the young, have had their whole lives to save for their health-care needs.
(Excerpt) Read more at canadafreepress.com ...
O’Bozo was going to raise the average cost $5,000 but reduced the increase to only $2,500.
So he actually saved everyone $2,500.
He would appreciate a short Thank You note for this savings.
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http://obamacarefacts.com/irs-average-family-20,000-insurance-obamacare.php
The Truth on What the IRS Says About the Cost of Insurance for the Average Family
TRUTH: IRS Estimates the Average Family (of 5, making over $120k) is Estimated to Pay an average of $20k in 2016 for basic Insurance on the insurance exchanges.
Remember his claim that premiums would be reduced by 3,000% so people should get a raise?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUd-slJc-GY&feature=player_embedded
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