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The cartoon above just about says it all. The newly proposed “health care reform” bill that came out of the secret negotiations between the various Democratic officeholders is “deficit neutral” only by pulling cuts into the next ten years, pulling the cost of Medicare off the balance sheet, and implementing taxes to collect revenues years before the plan is actually implemented. The only thing wrong with this cartoon is the back of a camel’s hump goes back down. The only way the cost for this mess is likely to go “down” is if the US goes bankrupt—which isn’t all too unlikely right at the moment.
A lot of the Government’s ability to make something like this “deficit neutral” also relies on its ability to shift the cost onto others.
Here’s the latest shock: Average current health insurance premiums with likely triple under Obamacare.
The new data comes from a well regarded, state-by-state study conducted for WellPoint, Inc. The most dramatic premium boosts will hit young people. These are the actual individuals that often opt out of insurance plans now.
Reaction from the Obama White House was swift and harsh. Linda Douglass, Obama’s healthcare spokesperson, had the audacity to compare the health insurance firm with tobacco companies. Since the White House refuses to argue the facts, they instead turned to using one of their favorite tactics, which is demonizing any voices of dissent. -Townhall
But it’s not just the costs that are disturbing. It’s the government power grab, too.
An unelected bureaucrat would be given czar-like control over our lives, our health, and our pocketbooks. Even super powers. This new all-powerful “health choices commissioner” would be entrusted with more power than most superheroes. The laundry list of that special power is proof that it’s a government takeover of health care. This presidential appointee will both control the new government-run insurance plan AND decide how private insurance companies are to operate, by creating the standards for their coverage and enforcing compliance. Likewise, employer-run health plans would answer to super-czar. -The Foundry
And if you don’t think government power in this area is problematic, consider this little gem:
Homebuyers could be forced to provide detailed information about the amount of money they spend on alcohol each month to qualify for a new mortgage under a new clampdown on reckless lending. In a sweeping review of the mortgage market published today, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) said lenders needed to be far more rigorous about their financial checks of potential borrowers. It said lenders should delve deeper into homebuyers’ personal spending including the amount they spend on alcohol and tobacco. -TimesOnline
It’s so easy to start with one thing universally regarded as “bad for your life,” making up rules to control that, and move to others under the cover of the new rules. This is something we just don’t often get.
Of course, the “mainstream media” is egging the Government on in their attempt to take over health care (notice the government folks don’t call it “health insurance reform?”).
Penning the lead story for the “Yes He Can (But He Sure Hasn’t Yet)” Newsweek cover, “A Liberal’s Survival Guide,” Anna Quindlen defended President Obama from liberal complaints he’s not enacting liberal policies fast enough as she explained that he’s “saddled” by the “incremental” constitutional structure, but she fretted: “Universal health care is the area in which the gap between what’s needed and what’s likely is most glaring, and the limitations of the president’s power most apparent.” -NewsBusters
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