The socialist destruction of the middle class procedds apace.
History illustrates that in pre WWII fascist movements in Europe, both the traditional elites and entrepreneurial middle classes were destroyed or socially redefined through stigma, including ant-Jewish ( jewish bankers and related entreprenuers thereby effecting the whole class) discrimination qand genocide. The elites had to either become Nazis or they were simply taken over by the fascists.
Obamas methods are different but done for the same liberal fascist purpose: the redistribution of wealth and the placement of tyrannical power in the hands of racial and ethnic minorities. Obama means to make the use of rule by executive order, a standard method under the US system of government. Congress so far has allowed it. Not good.
Obamacare is not meant to provide health care, its purpose is much more sinister.
Imagine a presidential executive order that denied health care to those with “obese children” or denied health care because one possesses firearms in ones home, both uncovered classes of health care risk? We are only one step removed from that.
There were a few articles posted here over the weekend about the cigarette taxes in New York State. They raised the tax substantially in 2010, and now the state is complaining that they're losing $400 million in tax revenue. Indian reservations and retailers in neighboring states are doing a lot of business selling cigarettes to New Yorkers.
Thankfully you actually understand what is going on based on your correct understanding of history.
Most Americans (and sadly most Conservatives) have a fatal case of Normalcy Bias - just like the Jews and Kulaks from last century when the Statists established policies that became pogroms for genocide. We think that cannot happen here when we’re watching it happen here right in our faces. We’re reliving Sighet on a national scale, and all the Moshe the Beadles are being classified as tinfoil alarmists.
Like Europe 70 years ago - Americans will most-likely walk themselves to boxcars for death camps - and go along with the policies intended to destroy them, simply in the vain hope they can hold onto what they have left.
I think part of their plan is to base who gets medical attention on their voting history. In addition to what you laid out.
Self-employed here... the ACA has been a major pain in the ars. Forced to change insurers each year. It’s been an expensive and annoying process. My rates have climbed %15/year and the deductibles went atmospheric. $18k/year base premiums.