President Obama’s whopper of a statement, the number one whopper statement of the first half of his presidency, has to be, ”
“No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people. If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. If you like your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what.”
Of course there are several other whoppers, every president has them, but this one affects every American moreso than any other.
Already we have seen child-only policies disappear from the marketplace, less competition, and premiums bursting through the roof for most small employers.
No matter what the president has said, if you do like your current health insurance plan, you cannot keep it. Obamacare has been designed from the beginning to force every employer in the country to stop offering group health insurance and drive their employees into Medicaid. The same design applies to those with individual coverage, giving them every incentive in the world to drop their current policy and join the others with Medicaid. It’s a sweet deal for Democrats. More reliance on the government means more votes for their party. Billions more per year to spend by taxing both the employer and employee for not offering medical insurance, yet still adding to our $14 trillion dollar deficit, we are fast approaching the single payer system liberals have dreamt about for decades.
Michael Higgins