[billbears]

Different version of the same story from Fox News. Plan hasn't even been active for 3 months and it's already 30% more than we were told to pass this behemoth. Wonder what it's going to look like 3 or 4 years from now?

[In_25_words_or_less]

Yikes. And I bet no one's thinking another round of tax cuts will pay for it.

[billbears]

One time ping for a few on the NEA thread. Don't know if any of you have had a chance to see this 'wonderful' news...

[RJCogburn]

I find it a bit hard to believe that the figure for the Medicare bill could have been so far off and nobody of importance realized it before.

Clintonesque actions of high order.

[NittanyLion]

This was so easily predictable, yet a cadre of diehard GOP-firsters on this site vehemently denied the expectation that this bill would increase in cost over time. Can't wait to see the bill in 5 years.

Something tells me those folks will studiously avoid this thread...

[ambrose]

Wooo hooo!

[JohnGalt]

I was too distraught to even post on the NEA thread, but I can least let out an 'Ugh' on this thread.

While we were sent out to pasture during the Iraq War, it looks like a few will stick it out with such disreputable company as thou over the spending issues, though I wonder will they ever figure out the welfare-warfare connection?

In liberty,

[FITZ]

It's stupid for us to turn the control of our lives and healthcare over to the government. This past summer in France should be a good example of what can happen, the government decides older people don't need fans ---- and look how much health care is being saved now in that country from so many not being around anymore.

[supercat]

Can anyone name any government program which was supposed to make something cheaper for a select group of people by subsidizing it, which has not within a fairly short time made it more expensive for everyone (often including those for whom it was supposed to be cheaper!)