The most politically brazen feature of Obamacare has always been its
looting of Medicare. About half of Obamacare’s costs are to be covered
with money taken from an already nearly bankrupt program for seniors.
And the most politically perilous aspect of this ploy is Obama-care’s
cuts in Medicare Advantage funding, which would cause many seniors to
lose their preferred health plans. Under the implementation schedule
stipulated in Obamacare, many seniors would either lose their plans, or
learn that they are going to lose them, before the election that will
likely decide Obamacare’s—and Obama’s—fate.
Anticipating a senior revolt, the administration took action. It ran
millions of dollars’ worth of taxpayer-funded TV ads featuring Andy
Griffith saying things like, “That new health care law sure sounds good
for all of us on Medicare!” It mailed out full-color, taxpayer-funded
propaganda brochures singing the same tune. It repeatedly claimed (and
continues to claim) that money taken out of Medicare to fund Obamacare
would—magically—also stay in Medicare and be used to extend its
solvency.
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