The health-care reform bill will cause the federal deficit to skyrocket? Hardly. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) — Congress’ independent official bookkeeper — says that repealing the law would increase the deficit by $250 billion over the next decade.
The law puts Medicare in danger? Not so. According to the Medicare board of trustees, savings under the law will keep Medicare solvent until at least 2029. Without it, Medicare could go bust in 2017.
The law will increase taxes? Wrong again. In fact, it will provide more than $460 billion in tax cuts over the next decade to make health care more affordable for families and small businesses.
The law will increase long-term health-care costs? Nope. The head insurance expert at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says it will reduce health-care costs for families and businesses. It will also reduce the number of the uninsured in emergency rooms. We are all paying for that right now!
Over the past 10 years, workers have traded lower wages for health-care coverage. The law frees up money for employers and should result in higher wages for workers, as well as more hires. So say the CBO, the Joint Committee on Taxation and other independent economists.
Under the law, insurance companies can’t deny coverage to children with pre-existing conditions, and older kids may stay on their parents’ health insurance longer. The law also helps senior citizens cover the cost of expensive prescription drugs.
And this is the law that the president’s congressional opponents can’t wait to repeal? It’s nothing but a cheap opportunity to grandstand. So, when will these not-so-bright legislators give up their cushy, publicly funded benefits?? I’m waiting but not holding my breath.
All government employees are on welfare. Thus, seeing that congress has changed hands because of the will of the people, the U.S. Senate will vote for repealling “Obamacare” because they don’t want to risk loosing their welfare salaries.
“All government employees are on welfare.” Nice, tell that to the next military or law enformement person you meet. Maybe the next house you buy should be uninspected. what a stupid comment.
JW again: This is the problem with all these “facts” you have sighted: THEY ARE NOT FACTUAL. You cannot spend more money and save money. You cannot guarantee coverage to people and save money. You cannot expand coverage to many who are not paying in and save. The CBO has all ready come back and said their numbers were not correct. In your own family – if you are facing owing more than you earn – are you going to start spending money because you “save” more? Think this through – don’t just regurgitate the mumbo jumbo spit out by people who have never run a business, a city, a state, or anything else.
The minions who defend this law are talking Orwellian double speak to fool the folks. Investing is a code word for “spending”. The President will be talking about more investment in the State of the Union. What part of spending cuts does he not understand? If he truly wants to get the economy going, he will cut every major program of the government by 25% including Defense. Lower the corporate tax rates, defund Obamacare and we will be on the road to recovery.
Who decided that “Obamacare” is a derisive term? Could it be a bias by the writer?
The health-care reform bill will cause the federal deficit to skyrocket? Hardly. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) — Congress’ independent official bookkeeper — says that repealing the law would increase the deficit by $250 billion over the next decade.
The law puts Medicare in danger? Not so. According to the Medicare board of trustees, savings under the law will keep Medicare solvent until at least 2029. Without it, Medicare could go bust in 2017.
The law will increase taxes? Wrong again. In fact, it will provide more than $460 billion in tax cuts over the next decade to make health care more affordable for families and small businesses.
The law will increase long-term health-care costs? Nope. The head insurance expert at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says it will reduce health-care costs for families and businesses. It will also reduce the number of the uninsured in emergency rooms. We are all paying for that right now!
Over the past 10 years, workers have traded lower wages for health-care coverage. The law frees up money for employers and should result in higher wages for workers, as well as more hires. So say the CBO, the Joint Committee on Taxation and other independent economists.
Under the law, insurance companies can’t deny coverage to children with pre-existing conditions, and older kids may stay on their parents’ health insurance longer. The law also helps senior citizens cover the cost of expensive prescription drugs.
And this is the law that the president’s congressional opponents can’t wait to repeal? It’s nothing but a cheap opportunity to grandstand. So, when will these not-so-bright legislators give up their cushy, publicly funded benefits?? I’m waiting but not holding my breath.
All government employees are on welfare. Thus, seeing that congress has changed hands because of the will of the people, the U.S. Senate will vote for repealling “Obamacare” because they don’t want to risk loosing their welfare salaries.
“All government employees are on welfare.” Nice, tell that to the next military or law enformement person you meet. Maybe the next house you buy should be uninspected. what a stupid comment.
JW again: This is the problem with all these “facts” you have sighted: THEY ARE NOT FACTUAL. You cannot spend more money and save money. You cannot guarantee coverage to people and save money. You cannot expand coverage to many who are not paying in and save. The CBO has all ready come back and said their numbers were not correct. In your own family – if you are facing owing more than you earn – are you going to start spending money because you “save” more? Think this through – don’t just regurgitate the mumbo jumbo spit out by people who have never run a business, a city, a state, or anything else.
The minions who defend this law are talking Orwellian double speak to fool the folks. Investing is a code word for “spending”. The President will be talking about more investment in the State of the Union. What part of spending cuts does he not understand? If he truly wants to get the economy going, he will cut every major program of the government by 25% including Defense. Lower the corporate tax rates, defund Obamacare and we will be on the road to recovery.