I am in the town of Puerto Madryn, Argentina today. It is a beautiful small city in northern Patagonia and the home of one of the largest nesting colonies of penguins in the world. Sitting here, I feel light years away from home. Even so, the news of events in the USA is readily available. I think that the distance helps provide a better perspective on what is happening in Washington and across America. Today, the big news for me is that the federal government is now reporting that about eleven million employees of small businesses will see their healthcare costs soar due to Obamacare. Just to be clear, these are not eleven million wealthy employees, but rather an enormous number of middle income and lower income folks who are getting hit with major premium increases due to Obamacare. Without a doubt, some of these folks will drop coverage altogether due to their inability to pay the cost of the policy. Once again, Obamacare will be responsible for taking insurance coverage away from hundreds of thousands or even millions of people who used to have it.
What was the point of the law? Weren't we supposed to see fifteen to thirty million newly insured people added to the rolls of those with coverage while at the same time cutting premium costs by $2500 per family per year? That was the president's promise which he repeated again and again. The problem, of course, is that at the moment, the number of folks with coverage has actually been cut as a result of Obamacare and the costs of coverage have increase by more than $2500 per family. So Obama's promise was not just a bit off; it was completely false.
No thinking America ought to be surprised when we see another lie by Obama uncovered. Indeed, what surprises me is just how little response there is to the endless stream of lies from the White House. Are Americans just supposed to sit here and take all the garbage that Obama dishes out? Are we supposed to accept the concept that it is okay for the president of the United States of America to be a pathological liar? Must we smile and say "Well, that's politics" when our lives are hurt day after day while we are fed untruths on purpose? For me, the answer is clearly no. Obama and his party have spewed enough garbage to last us all a lifetime. Now it is time to try some truth. People need to wake up and demand that Obamacare be repealed.
What was the point of the law? Weren't we supposed to see fifteen to thirty million newly insured people added to the rolls of those with coverage while at the same time cutting premium costs by $2500 per family per year? That was the president's promise which he repeated again and again. The problem, of course, is that at the moment, the number of folks with coverage has actually been cut as a result of Obamacare and the costs of coverage have increase by more than $2500 per family. So Obama's promise was not just a bit off; it was completely false.
No thinking America ought to be surprised when we see another lie by Obama uncovered. Indeed, what surprises me is just how little response there is to the endless stream of lies from the White House. Are Americans just supposed to sit here and take all the garbage that Obama dishes out? Are we supposed to accept the concept that it is okay for the president of the United States of America to be a pathological liar? Must we smile and say "Well, that's politics" when our lives are hurt day after day while we are fed untruths on purpose? For me, the answer is clearly no. Obama and his party have spewed enough garbage to last us all a lifetime. Now it is time to try some truth. People need to wake up and demand that Obamacare be repealed.
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