Feb. 13, 2014 @ 07:11 AM
MARK CASERTA
Can it get any worse for Barack Obama and his signature healthcare law? Until now, the Obama administration has only had to worry about stories of canceled health plans, low enrollment and a botched website rollout. But now they’ll have to figure a way to counter last week’s Congressional Budget Office (CBO) figures regarding Obamacare’s projected impact on jobs and the economy.
Last week CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf delivered testimony on Capitol Hill that the Affordable Care Act will create a “disincentive for people to work,” adding fuel to Republican arguments that the law will hurt the economy.
The non-partisan CBO report found that more people would opt to keep their income low to stay eligible for federal health care subsidies or Medicaid. The workforce changes would mean nationwide losses equal to 2.3 million full-time jobs by 2021, the report said.
House Speaker John Boehner believes the report validates the GOP’s longstanding concerns.
“For years, Republicans have said that the president’s health care law creates uncertainty for small businesses, hurts take-home pay, and makes it harder to invest in new workers,” Boehner said in a statement. “The middle class is getting squeezed in this economy, and this CBO report confirms that Obamacare is making it worse .” Interestingly, the mounting evidence against the president’s healthcare law has even liberals admitting the bill may be flawed. Yet many still suggest it will provide affordable healthcare for everyone.
Time truly dissipates the facts, so allow me to refresh the memories of forgetful liberals.
Pre-Obamacare, based on a 2011 study by the Department of Health and Human Services, there were approximately 25 million people in our nation uninsured. But according to the CBO, once the bill is fully implemented, the end result will be approximately 30 million people still left uninsured! Sure, there will be new people getting health care coverage. But liberals ignore the millions who have already lost their coverage and the millions more projected to lose their coverage when the employer mandate takes effect in 2015 for larger businesses.
Liberals also ignore the fact that Barack Hussein Obama knowingly misled Americans into thinking they could keep their healthcare coverage if they liked it.
“No matter how we reform health care, I intend to keep this promise,” Obama told a Town hall in Wisconsin. “If you like your doctor, you’ll be able to keep your doctor; if you like your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep your health care plan.” This grandiose misrepresentation won Obama the Politifact “Lie of the Year” award. Attempting to rewrite history by claiming what he “actually” said was Americans could keep their plan “if it hasn’t changed since the law passed” was deemed a “pants on fire” lie by Politifact.
Sadly, this legislation was deceitfully sold to Americans and is being blindly supported by liberal minions who believe this president can do no wrong.
But when the smoke clears, Obamacare will have had a devastating impact on jobs and our economy.
And Barack Obama will have forged a legacy of failure at America’s expense.
Mark Caserta is a Cabell County resident and a regular contributor to The Herald-Dispatch editorial page
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