3 Reasons Why ObamaCare Won’t Cut The Deficit One Thin Dime

From our friends at Reason:

Hat tip: Instapundit

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Obamacare: The Battle Is Far From Over

by  Donald Lambroat at  Human Events:

Anyone who thinks the battle against Obamacare is over does not understand the depth of the opposition to this massive government expansion and the forces of freedom that will be challenging its despotic provisions.

President Obama and the Democrats narrowly won a majority for a bill that will explode federal spending and debt, drive consumer medical care costs through the roof, and lead to healthcare rationing.

But there is yet another vote to come on this bill in November when Obamacare will be the paramount political battleground in the midterm elections that will likely lead to the defeat of at least 30 House Democrats, and possibly more, and easily half a dozen Senate Democrats–effectively  killing Obama’s agenda for the remainder of his term.

But that’s only a part of the political, legal and institutional forces arrayed against the bill’s many anti-choice healthcare mandates and new taxes that Democrats sent to Obama late Sunday night.

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Doug Ross: That Was Quick, Reports filtering in that health Care Premiums For Families Rising $2,400 Annually In Reaction To DemCare Bill

So I just got a call from my health insurance provider. My family rates are going up $200/month … $2400/year per employee effective April 1st. Didn’t take long after signing to get this s**t going.

So much for the “my plan will save Americans” $2500/year in Healthcare premiums…

That jibes with what the CEO of CIGNA was saying on Fox, yesterday:

And just a reminder, (as if you need it), Obama promised us ad nauseam that premiums would go down by $2,500 for every family after his health care reform was passed:

Hold him to it.

This is lovely:

AoSHQ: Ooops, Found A Mistake In The Health Care Bill! First In What Will No Doubt Be A Long Series

Remember the Democrats crowing about how kids would no longer be subject to pre-existing conditions exclusions anymore?

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Did You catch any of this on Rush, yesterday? Prospects are are less than poor for the insurance industry, according to “Stacy”, the EIB health insurance expert:

We may last two to three years, tops, and let me tell you why.  The 85-15 provision that has just been signed into law an hour ago –

RUSH:  Yeah?

CALLER:  — by definition of every state and federal insurance regulator makes us financially unsound.

Read it all. This is of course, by design.

(Thanks to Geoff).