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'Obamacare' is a failed experiment
Politico ^ | March 23, 2011 | John Thune

Posted on 03/24/2011 1:23:30 PM PDT by La Enchiladita

It has been one year since Obamacare was signed into law.

This is the same law about which then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it.” It is the same law that Pelosi and her Democratic colleagues jammed through Congress. The same unpopular law that led to Democrats losing control of the House.

After a year of learning what is in the law — and seeing its effect on families, small businesses and our economy — it is now clear that Obamacare is a failed experiment. Sadly, this failure was predictable and very expensive.

When Sen. Barack Obama was running for president, he repeatedly promised that he was going to reduce “every family’s premiums by as much as $2,500.” We were supposed to see these savings by the end of 2012.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial; Government
KEYWORDS: emperor0pansy; epicfail; fail; jimmyqaeda2; johnthune; obamacare; pl; repeal; repealnow; socializedmedicine; thune; wasthiscrapnecessary
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Despite these promises, the amount individuals and families pay for health care and insurance continues to rise. Average premiums for individual plans, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, are predicted to increase by $2,100 per family over the next five years under the law.

Instead of receiving the $2,500 reduction promised, families will be paying more and more for their health insurance, thanks in no small part to the new government mandates


1 posted on 03/24/2011 1:23:31 PM PDT by La Enchiladita
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To: La Enchiladita

a “failed” experiment? Don’t be silly, John. Obviously you’re of the opinion HusseinCare was created to do GOOD!! On the contrary, it’s disastrous effects on business, the medical profession, the economy and the populace will make HusseinCare the raging success Hopey/Changey dreamed about! It would only be a failure to Obama if it actually WORKED!!!


2 posted on 03/24/2011 1:31:00 PM PDT by Oldpuppymax
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To: La Enchiladita

First of all, it was apparent to anyone with half a working brain that 0bama, Pelosi and Reid were just flat out lying when extolling the virtues of this legislation.

But secondly...is this really in Politico? Really? That 0bamacare was crap between two slices of bread doesn’t surprise me; this being published in Politico does.


3 posted on 03/24/2011 1:39:05 PM PDT by henkster (Every member of Congress must put the fate of the nation over their next re-election campaign)
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To: La Enchiladita

The annual premium on my policy went up by over $1,300 next year. A THIRTEEN HUNDRED EFFING DOLLAR SINGLE YEAR INCREASE! Over $100 a month! Thank you Obama!


4 posted on 03/24/2011 1:41:37 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: henkster
But secondly...is this really in Politico?

Politico publishes op-eds like any other newspaper. Normally the so-called conservative opinion is that of a RINO like Scarborough, Gerson, et al.
5 posted on 03/24/2011 1:48:12 PM PDT by nhwingut (Palin '12... Accept No Other)
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To: La Enchiladita
Obamacare is a failed experiment!

There...fixed it.
6 posted on 03/24/2011 1:51:05 PM PDT by Lucky9teen (Jobs? Nope! Economy? Nope! Disarm the U.S? Yep! Impeach the treasonous Marxist Muslim usurper bast)
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To: Oldpuppymax

The only time I have felt HOPE during this Hussein regime was I saw on the news he was locked out of the Oval Office yesterday. Just a glimmer, but HOPE nonetheless...


7 posted on 03/24/2011 1:56:49 PM PDT by La Enchiladita (Remember, Reflect, Renew: 2011, 10 years since 9/11. Never Forget.)
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... was when I saw....
8 posted on 03/24/2011 1:57:28 PM PDT by La Enchiladita (Remember, Reflect, Renew: 2011, 10 years since 9/11. Never Forget.)
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The new government mandates had no effect on FEHB policies ~ all that stuff was already included ~ but every FEHB approved health care plan (for federal government employees) went up anyway.

There's more to it than what you see.

9 posted on 03/24/2011 2:19:04 PM PDT by muawiyah (Make America Safe For Amercans)
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To: La Enchiladita
The new government mandates had no effect on FEHB policies ~ all that stuff was already included ~ but every FEHB approved health care plan (for federal government employees) went up anyway.

There's more to it than what you see.

10 posted on 03/24/2011 2:19:15 PM PDT by muawiyah (Make America Safe For Amercans)
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To: La Enchiladita
I believe it was designed to be a ball and chain.

Why all the secrecy and back door dealing will it was a bill?

11 posted on 03/24/2011 2:28:59 PM PDT by oyez (The difference in genius and stupidity is that genius has limits.)
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To: La Enchiladita

It’s probably the worst and most unpopular law since prohibition


12 posted on 03/24/2011 2:47:31 PM PDT by PATRIOT1876 (The only crimes that are 100% preventable are crimes committed by illegal aliens)
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To: La Enchiladita

It was only ill conceived in its inception, legislation, implementation and execution.


13 posted on 03/24/2011 2:56:46 PM PDT by Spok
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To: potlatch
95x70-http://domania.us/Oaccess/POTLATCH/BluesBros.gif



14 posted on 03/24/2011 5:34:30 PM PDT by devolve (. . . . . . . . . . . . "- we*ll bring a gun!" . . . . Fill your hand! . . .)
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Lol, cute!

Dr No, no, no! Don't think we ever put Obama behind bars.
He is giving out wavers right and left, maybe we on Free Republic should request a waver, lol.

Just saw Hillary on O’Reilly and she was stammering and stutteringly [?] uncomfortable with questions she was asked.

15 posted on 03/24/2011 5:52:47 PM PDT by potlatch ( ~*coincidences usually aren't *~)
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To: potlatch

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Refresh the bottom graphic again

I remote-edited it and added some more animations on the right side

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16 posted on 03/24/2011 7:32:36 PM PDT by devolve (. . . . . . . . . . . . "- we*ll bring a gun!" . . . . Fill your hand! . . .)
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To: devolve

You made a trio of Palm trees, that’s cute. Lol, that’s one time things worked out well and not jumping around. You can use that a lot now.


17 posted on 03/24/2011 7:48:44 PM PDT by potlatch ( ~*coincidences usually aren't *~)
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18 posted on 03/24/2011 8:21:26 PM PDT by devolve (. . . . . . . . . . . . "- we*ll bring a gun!" . . . . Fill your hand! . . .)
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To: devolve

Wow, panaramic. Did you already have those three palm trees made? I’d like to know what song she’s trying to play, it’s a boot kickin one for sure, lol

You’ve had a creative, fun day!


19 posted on 03/24/2011 8:39:23 PM PDT by potlatch ( ~*coincidences usually aren't *~)
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To: potlatch

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That is the right half of the 2-frame 1000x375 .gif - I cropped 500x0 off the left side - then the right side 500x375 almost doubled to 980x735

Then I started adding the small animated .gifs

All individually composited as 2-framers

2 left and 1 right

Then the last composite - 2-framer again

size is over 900 - I tried to keep the loading time down

I’ll do that same treatment with some of my other modified 007 movie poster graphics

THUNDERBALL will likely be next

The Clown (JOKER) Bomb could be interesting

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20 posted on 03/24/2011 9:01:24 PM PDT by devolve (. . . . . . . . . . . . "- we*ll bring a gun!" . . . . Fill your hand! . . .)
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