I recall that when all the rapturous adjectives were applied to Obama in 2008 by the mainstream media and other supporters of the South Side Messiah, I thought that it was going to be fun when he fell flat on his face and some of his supporters began to wake up. Burke Beu is among those now awake:
Go here to the Wall Street Journal to read the rest. Ronald Reagan used to say that he didn’t leave the Democrat Party, the Democrat Party left him. I think that Obama is causing quite a few Democrats to share Reagan’s realization now.
The insurance companies did not push ObumblerCare through Congress. The DonkeyCrats did that all by themselves. They got insurance company executives to buy into it (suckers!) but it is entirely a DonkeyCrat creation.
I work for an insurance company. Believe me, ObumblerCare has made our lives a lot harder. It isn’t as bad as the lower middle class who have found out that they have to pay for health insurance with a $10,000 deductible, guaranteeing that they are paying for something they can never use.
The stupid Federal Government never ran Medicare by themselves. They have always needed private insurance companies to process Medicare claims. the Federal Government never had the ability to handle all of Medicare and they still don’t. In the early and mid 1990s, Medicare Advantage plans became available to replace the traditional Medicare Part A, Part B and the Medigap insurance all seniors had to buy to pay for what medicare does not, and it was very successful. Needless to say, pinheads like the current President, Dingy Harry, Bela Pelosi and Paul Krugman (uglier than Jack Krugman, but not as talented) HATE Medicare Advantage, where a senior signs up for insurance coverage and almost all of the premium is paid to the insurance company by CMS.
It would take a crybaby Democrat to blame the foibles of ObumblerCare on insurance companies. I know why people hate insurance companies, but we ain’t the Federal Government.
I agree PF. The critique of ObamaCare is flawed, but the interesting thing is that this Democrat activist is critiquing it at all and recognizes that it is a disaster of epic proportions.
Obumercare is not Socialized medicine, it is complete and total Socialist medicine. When the government can levy fines and/or jail time for those who choose not to participate in one form or another of this boondoggle, that is Socialist. And since the Democrat party has become the Socialist party and is quickly on its way to becoming the Communist party, the Democrat party will fight repeal of this horrible law tooth and nail. The only Democrats who might not be on board will be those whose job is on the line in the next election. When a Democrat starts talking and/or voting like a Republican, you know he is up for election! But after he is re-elected, he talks and votes like a Socialist.
I would not say all insurance companies disliked the Obamacare. The lure of new money from Sugar Daddy and increased bureaucracy was music to some larger insurers. What better way to crush your competition than to have Uncle Sam legislate them away. More so than insurers, I noticed a lot of large hospitals and health provider networks supporting Obamacare. Reason #1: Society better insured and ultimately receiving better healthcare. LOL! I kid! Reason #1 was a promise of more government $$$. So many of them survive on it.
BTW, I happen to agree with Gruber. Those that did not swallow the Obamacare lie are intelligent.
“Obumercare is not Socialized medicine, it is complete and total Socialist medicine. When the government can levy fines and/or jail time for those who choose not to participate in one form or another of this boondoggle, that is Socialist.”
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Thank you James for clarity.