Posted on 07/08/2009 9:29:42 PM PDT by Steelfish
Obama Tax Pledge Unrealistic
Lawmakers are looking for more revenue to fund health care overhaul
Wed., July 8, 2009
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama promised to fix health care and trim the federal budget deficit, all without raising taxes on anyone but the wealthiest Americans.
It's a promise he's already broken and will likely have to break again.
Obama and the Democratic-controlled Congress have already increased tobacco taxes — which disproportionately hit the poor — to pay for extending health coverage to 4 million children in working low-income families.
Now, lawmakers are looking for more revenues to help pay for providing medical insurance to millions more who lack it at a projected cost of $1 trillion over the next decade.
(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...
It’s a promise he’s already broken and will likely have to break again.
Ya think?!!!
The “Rimshot” Joe Show this morning was a real hoot. Those wacky hospitals. “We’ll pitch in 155 billion!” ROTFL! It’s a good thing that half of the people living in this country are really, really dumb.
I’m gobsmacked - I SOOO did not see this one coming.
But that’s the only thing he’s ever lied about, so we got that goin’ for us...
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