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People Waking Up

 

 

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:

ObamaCare is a failure. For anyone who thinks this is a misprint because no Democratic activist would make such a comment, let me add that it is too big, too complicated and too expensive. Without a public option within its network of exchanges, ObamaCare is a giant blank check to the insurance companies that pushed it through Congress. It punishes responsible consumers like me and treats younger individuals as fools who are expected to pay the bills while not paying attention.

Now we learn in videos that came to light this week that Jonathan Gruber, MIT economist and a key architect of the Affordable Care Act, proudly relied on his perceived “stupidity of the American voter” as the basis for designing ObamaCare. Such comments, along with the program’s notoriously dysfunctional website and false assurances that people can keep their previous health plans, are insults to every citizen regardless of party.

Contrary to Medicare, which was quickly accepted at a time of economic vitality as a meaningful complement to Social Security, ObamaCare was the sequel to an overpriced economic stimulus package that didn’t stimulate very much. Those least affected by the recession benefited the most from the stimulus. I think that’s called “trickle-down economics” when Republicans do it, and the economy continues to struggle for good jobs and a real recovery. ObamaCare is part of the problem, not a solution.

For most Democrats in Congress, Medicare was originally a model for health-care reform. Single-payer, universal coverage was the favored approach. Then Republicans let loose the “socialized medicine” boogeyman and Democrats panicked.

Fearful that doing nothing was worse than doing the wrong thing, Democrats gave up on Medicare for the masses and opted for a drastic alternative. ObamaCare is an outrageous combination of private-market inflation, government bureaucracy, excessive mandates and a ridiculously delayed implementation schedule. When the thing finally kicked in, it hit hard—and there is plenty more pain on the way.

Worst of all, ObamaCare looks and feels exactly like what it is: a health-care plan devised by lawyers and corporate executives rather than true health-care providers. Democrats are top-heavy with attorneys, and this hurts the party on many issues.

 

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.

 

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Penguins Fan
Penguins Fan
Saturday, November 15, AD 2014 11:55am

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.

James
James
Sunday, November 16, AD 2014 11:38am

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.

Kyle Miller
Kyle Miller
Monday, November 17, AD 2014 10:55am

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.

Kyle Miller
Kyle Miller
Monday, November 17, AD 2014 10:57am

BTW, I happen to agree with Gruber. Those that did not swallow the Obamacare lie are intelligent.

Mary De Voe
Monday, November 17, AD 2014 6:36pm

“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.

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