How’s that Obamacare working out for you? That’s what I thought.
Considering that pretty much every single thing Obama promised when he was running for President turned out to be an outright lie, we shouldn’t be surprised this is also the case when it comes to his so-called “signature achievement.” Before getting into the meat of this post, let’s take a trip down memory lane and watch a video clip of Obama on the 2008 campaign trail.
As you can see, he didn’t just say it once or twice. He said it over, and over and over again. Now here’s what actually happened.
From Investors Business Daily:
Employer-based health insurance premiums climbed 4.2% this year for family plans, according to an annual Kaiser Family Foundation report. That’s up from 3% the year before.
Since 2008, average family premiums have climbed a total of $4,865.
The White House cheered the news, saying it was a sign of continued slow growth in premium costs.
“We will start,” Obama said back in 2008, “by reducing premiums by as much as $2,500 per family.”
And Obama wasn’t talking about government subsidized insurance or expanding Medicaid or anything like that. He specifically focused on employer provided health care.
For “people who already have insurance, and the employers who are providing it,” he said at one campaign event, “we will work to lower your premiums by up to $2,500 per family.”
“We screwed some folks.”
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The court of tyranny calls this a tax – so add it to your tax bill and complain. Taxation without representation.
Brushing the fog and mirrors aside I believe it falls under the realm of extortion.
maybe he does not know what the word premium means. Also I noticed he worded one of his carefully scripted speeches with “we will work with catastrophic plans to lower your premium.” Hahaha! what an ass. They eliminated catastrophic plans and made them illegal. I finally cancelled my insurance and now I am uninsured. It is my only choice. I can’t vote my consent by paying for it. My only moral choice is no insurance. Screw Obama and the insurance companies he works for. And all you dopes that voted for this nonsense I hope you have the ability to learn. I’ll forgive you if have wised up, if not screw you too!! You are going to get healthcare Venezuelan style (none)
More propaganda for the uninformed… hey, it attracts $eyeballs$ (site hits)!
A NY Times 1999 piece on healthcare premiums… up 131% in the past 10 years (and that’s not counting W’s gift to Big Pharma that sent drug costs through the roof)…
http://business.time.com/2009/09/16/health-insurance-premiums-up-131-in-last-ten-years/
Our insurance not only go down by $2500,but after our coverage terminated by the provider we had for 50 plus years it now costs us $288.94/month more to get adequate coverage for my husband and myself. We had very good coverage before. Now, even paying more not everything is covered that was previously.