1. Flawed and Deceptive Process
a. Promised that all negotiations would be on CSpan. Only one was televised and Obama didn’t listen to a thing.
b. Promised that all Legislation would be posted on the internet for 5 days before a vote.
c. Pelosi, “We have to pass it so you will know what is in it”!
d. Legislators who voted for the bill didn’t read it, which became obvious in the Townhall meetings.
e. The “Cornhusker Kickback”. Nebraska D Senator Ben Nelson dropped his opposition to the Bill AFTER he was given millions of dollars in Federal aid for his state giving the Dems the 60th vote needed to prevent a Republican filibuster. They tried the same thing with Louisiana D Senator Mary Landrieu who was to get $100 million in a bribe called the “Louisiana Purchase”. It was so corrupt that the Dems pulled it out at the last minute. Of course they had Nelson by then.
f. Presented as a Tax but when challenged they changed it to “The Commerce Clause”. IT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL!
2. Deceptive Math
a. Used 6 months of costs v. 10 months benefits
b. Failed to include $115b of Implementation Costs
c. Double counted $500 B in Medicare Cuts – Sebilius to Congress.
d. Ignores Doc Fix
e. Obama – 9.12.2008 – “I can make a firm pledge that no family making less than $250m will see a tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, NOT ANY OF YOUR TAXES”!
f. Unions etc. granted waivers from the beginning and costs not included. Now entire states have been grandfathered and “selected” companies like McD, Pelosi’s district. As of 9.2.11 there were 1472 one year waivers and 106 three year waivers covering 3.4 million people over half of which were in Unions. As of 11.2.11 my own waiver request has not yet been approved L
g. Didn’t consider impact of “Comprehensive Immigration Reform”. (What ever happened to that? Seems to have gone the same way that the BUDGET did – nowhere.
h. Original estimate was $800B – now CBO est is $2.0T and rising
i. Class Act already discontinued.
3. Deceptive Promises
a. So many new things – for free.
b. You can keep your current insurance.
c. You can keep your doctors.
d. Etc. etc.
4. Failed to go after real savings:
a. Tort Reform, sky rocketing mal-practice insurance costs, defensive medicine ($210+B).
b. Interstate insurance options.
c. Illegal Immigrant limits.
5. Regulation Mania
a. 159+ New Agencies
b. MedPac – similar to NICE in UK. They have already recommended a 50% reduction in Specialist’s pay over next 10 years, 25% over next 3 years. For my surgery, the Ortho Surgeon only received $1,800. Already has said he can see where he won’t perform surgeries in a few years. Neuro-surgeon currently pays $175,000 in malpractice insurance. Death panel???
c. Look for cuts and lower cost implants to be used in future. If you’re over 60+ may not get some surgeries or get plastic instead of Titanium implants.
6. Constitutionality
a. Tax v. Commerce Clause???
b. 26 States suing Federal Government – will go to SCOTUS
c. Judge Vinson decision.
d. Kagen must recluse herself!
7. Socialism
a. When has the Government ever managed something effectively?
b. Wealth distribution.
c. Will take away incentives:
i. Paying for Med School
ii. Docs participating in Medicare
iii. Companies providing insurance – especially small to medium. It’s cheaper to pay the fines.
iv. Becoming a specialist – we currently have the best in the world.
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