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Health & Fitness

It's the Redistribution, Stupid

James Oliphant at National Journal reminds us of the way the president tried to sell the program: “it would “keep government out of health care decisions”; it would prevent insurers from “dropping your coverage.” He said the program “would not add to our deficit,” that it would “slow the growth of health care costs in the long run,” that it would be “paid for” but not “on the backs of middle-class families.”

In other words, President Obama forgot to mention that somebody would have to pay for all of this.

It’s hard to disagree with Andrew McCarthy who points to the massive fraud perpetrated on the American people by this president and the Democratic party in Congress. And the idea that the “rich” are the only ones paying more is absurd. Young invincibles are paying more. Families who got their insurance through the individual market are going to pay more. Workers whose group plans don’t meet the minimum standards established by Obamacare are going to be paying more if they contribute to their company’s plan.

Who won’t pay more? Labor unions and corporations who got waivers from HHS, single women, minorities who will now be covered by Medicaid – in short, the coalition that re-elected Barack Obama president.

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