Pamphlet Review; Part 1-The OBAMACARE Disaster (Executive Summary)

The obamaCare Disaster- www.heartland.org
    The Heartland Institute has just produced 'The obamaCare Disaster,' an appraisal of "The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,"  by Peter Ferrara.  This is a must-read for everyone, everywhere who is concerned with the direction America is being taken by the socialist-fascists in Washington.
    Every page,all 66 of 'em--from the introduction to the 219 endnotes--is crammed with facts, observations and unbiased research; FINALLY, the truth!!  This is 'copywritten' material so I can't just go on-and-on with direct quotes.  Here's portions of the ten principal findings in the Executive Summary:
1.  Government Takeover of Health Care.  obamacare authorizes an astonishing expansion of government authority over doctors, hispitals, insurers, employers and individuals.  It creates more than 150 new bureaucracies, agencies, boards, commissions and programs to rule over health care in America. [....]
2.  Soaring Health Care Costs.  Despite obamacare's promise of making health care more affordable, the increased regulations, "free" benefits and guaranteed coverage for various groups will cause health insurance rates to rise sharply, simply so insurers will have the funds to pay promised benefits. [....]
3.  Government Health Care Rationing.  obamacare attempts to anticipate and prevent rising health care costs by giving government the authority to ration care.  This begins by constraining the resources going to doctors and hospitals through nearly $3 Trillion in Medicare cuts over the first 20 years. [....]
4.  Short-circuiting Innovation.  obamacare also will discourage private investment in the development of new medical technologies and drugs.  [....]
5.  Higher Taxes.  obamacare imposes new taxes and increases tax rates starting in 2011, adding up to $500 Billion over the first ten years.  Some of these tax increases will add further to rising higher health insurance premiums and higher health costs as they are passed through to patients. [....]
6.  Runaway Government Spending.  Even though we cannot remotely afford all of the entitlement promises we already have made through Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, obamacare sharply expands Medicaid and in addition creates a massive new health insurance entitlement subsidy program.  [....]
7.  Higher Deficits.  president obama barnstormed the country insisting obamacare would actually reduce federal deficits, based on a CBO score.  But he did not tell us the CBO score assumed $2.9 Trillion in Medicare cuts over the first 20 years, which is highly unlikely to occur and, if it did, would create chaos in health care for seniors. [....]
8.  Lower Quality Care.  The American people currently enjoy the most technologically advanced and highest quality health care in the world.  Many Americans are alive today only because of this high-quality health care. [....]
9.  Slashing Jobs, Wages and Economic Growth.  While president obama repeatedly claimed obamacare was essential to restoring long-term economic growth, the Act will have the opposite effect, slashing jobs, wages and long-term care.  That will be the effect of the employer mandate and the increased taxes under the Act on investment income. [....]
10.  Broken Promises.  Candidate obama promised not to raise taxes in any form for anyone making less than $250,000 per year, and to not sign the legislation if it would increase the deficit by a single dime.  Signing obamacare clearly broke those promises. [....]

    The Chief Actuary of Medicare admits that once the Act is phased in, at least half of seniors with Medicare Advantage will lose that coverage. [....]
    Next time, we'll have a look at each chapter, with a couple of lines of truth; as was done with the Executive Summary.  To order your very own-FREE-copy: simply go to the website, and along the left column, you'll find the titles of such things as:

1. The Patriot's Toolbox
2. Ten Principles for Improved Business Climates
3. Ten Principles of School Choice
4. Ten Principles of State Fiscal Policy
5. Ten Principles of Health Care Policy
6. Ten Principles of Energy Policy
7. Ten Principles of Telecom Policy
8. Ten Principles of Property & Casualty Insurance Regulation
9. Ten Principles of Privatization
10. Ten Principles of Federal Tax Policy

I personally have copies of each of these publications, plus the aforementioned "The obamacare Disaster."  You should have yours!!