Obamacare: You Pay, or You Pay
Friday, July 3rd, 2009From the Associated Press no less:
Under Senate health care plan, either way you pay
WASHINGTON – First you paid to insure your car. Soon you may have to add health insurance premiums to that stack of monthly bills as well.
In a revamped health care system envisioned by senators, people would be required to carry health insurance just like motorists must get auto coverage now. The government would provide subsidies for the poor and many middle-class families, but those who still refuse to sign up would face fines of more than $1,000.
The details were unveiled Thursday in a health care overhaul bill supported by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority.
The Congressional Budget Office estimated the fines would raise around $36 billion over 10 years. Senate aides said the penalties would be modeled on the approach taken by Massachusetts, which now imposes a fine of about $1,000 a year on individuals who refuse to get coverage. Under the federal legislation, families would pay higher penalties than individuals.
More from Michelle Malkin on the Obama Adminstration hypocrisy, and Blue Collar Muse adds this:
Given the only possible answer is that Obama’s planned cure will be worse than the disease, to stay with the health care theme, what does that say about Obama and the Democrats? What does it say about those who support them? How long will their base continue to believe their Emperor is clothed? And what will their scorched earth policy leave behind?
It says that they will never ever publicly admit that he’s full of it and that Obamacare would be a national disaster. Give a quick look around the internets, screeching libs everywhere proclaiming how it’s all Bush’s Fault! Still. Another good question is: When are liberals ever happy? They’re miserable when they lose, and equally miserable when they win!
