Posted on 03/04/2011 3:31:40 PM PST by JesseWatters
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee invited Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to swing by and have a little chin wag about the budgetary implications of ObamaCare. Representative John Shimkus (R-IL) noticed that the rather large sum of $500 billion was dedicated to both sustaining Medicare and funding ObamaCare. When he asked Sebelius which destiny awaited those five hundred billion clams, she replied, "Both."
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One more than the other. A million times more.
The only way dems can win anything is - cheat and lie.
Ron Paul 2012.
Wow - now I really am depressed.:)
If only everyone could move their fat a$$es off of the couch and divert their slobbering attention away from American Idol...hey, get out of my way, I’m watching E.
“Lock and Load”===2012
Sibelious bears a strong resemblance to Cruella DeVil
Yep, we are being robbed and scammed daily, if we the people cannot pass legislation which prevents the federal government from raising money in any way, and budgets it at the states whim, and requires the states to be balanced and borrow no money ever, pay for future needs with cash, we are toast..
Beware of Jeb Bush.
Thanks JesseWatters.
Bfl.
That’s where they should be.
This government is all those things. No doubt about it.
Constitutional republican self-government as envisioned by our Founders was not any of those things, though. Their intent has been perverted.
Rotten to the core. Both parties.
That is for sure.
There is no native criminal class except Congress.
Nothing has changed: Mark Twain over 100 years ago.
But as government got bigger and bigger, the temptations grew. Now, the money and power is too much and it seems that almost all who go into government are quickly corrupted.
We would need to cut the federal budget 50% (at least) to even begin putting this genie back in the bottle.
Absolutely true, then, now and always!
Absolutely true, then, now and always!
Between those two programs, discretionary spending and Medicaid we need $7.5 trillion to break even.
To break even.
It's NOT going to happen folks...we won't even come close. There is no political will for this because any rational human being/politician who advocates for it cannot, will not be elected or re-elected.
As for those $14 trillion in bonds outstanding right now?
Suckers. Each and every one of those who hold them are suckers. The US Taxpayer is never, ever going to pay that debt.
If you believe what I said above...what have you done to prepare yourself and your family for the natural outcome of those events?
Yes it is.
Didn’t like that one either, but if he hadn’t through out the bribe to the old farts, we would have had President Gore.
Think about it - where was that election decided?
The problem with running against Democrats is that there is literally no limit to what they can promise with taxpayer’s dollars and there are plenty of greedy people willing to vote for “free stuff.”
Really?
Four years into full operation, President George W. Bushs Medicare prescription drug program is coming in well below its projected cost, giving hope to backers of the new health insurance law that it, too, could beat budget expectations.
The numbers are stark and conclusive: In 2009, the government spent $60.8 billion on the drug benefit, or far less than the annual $111.2 billion cost projected just five years ago, after the program was enacted.
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