Reid Pushing His Bait and Switch Socialized Health Care Bill

Republican Senators and Governors have correctly assailed the newly brewed Reid Obamacare socialized health care legislation Thursday as a collection of tax increases, Medicare cuts and heavy new burdens for deficit-ridden states.

"It makes no sense at all and affronts common sense," said Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH), one of several Republicans to criticize the measure. He added that a plan to expand Medicaid, the state-federal program for the poor, was a "bait and switch" with states as the victims.

GOP governors, meeting in Texas, agreed. "We all know a sucker play when we see one," said Mitch Daniels of Indiana. The bill would expand the Medicaid program, which provides health care for the poor, and leave the states with part of the additional cost beginning after three years.

Despite the criticism, there were growing indications Democrats would prevail on an initial Senate showdown set for Saturday night, and Majority Leader Harry Reid crisply rebutted the Republican charges. The bill "will save lives, save money and save Medicare," he said.

Democrats put the price tag of the 2,074-page measure at $979 billion, higher than the $849 billion figure they had cited Wednesday as the cost of expanding coverage to 31 million who now lack insurance. Republicans calculated it at more like $1.5 trillion over a decade, and said even that was understated because Reid decided to delay implementation of some of the bill's main features until 2014.

In part to reduce costs, the legislation would delay until Jan. 1, 2014, creation of so-called insurance exchanges in which individuals and small businesses could shop for affordable coverage. The House would set up its version of the exchange one year earlier.

Among the cost-cutting provisions would be creation of an Independent Medicare Advisory Board which could be required to recommend steps limiting the growth of the program that provides health care to millions of seniors. The recommendations would go into effect automatically unless Congress blocked them.

 Counting two independents, Democrats control 60 Senate seats. Three moderate Democrats have been cagey about their intentions, although none of them has announced a plan to defect. Officials disclosed during the day that Reid had included in the bill a political sweetener for one of the three, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, in the form of $100 million to help her state cover health care costs for the poor.

America Reid’s Obamacare socialized health care bill is all bait and switch.  Reid is buying votes with your tax dollars.  Most of the bills don’t take effect for 4 or more years.  The taxes and cruel Medicare cuts start now.  Reid collects money for 4 years before spending any.  Do you really believe the money will be there in 4 years?  Much of the costs will be pushed on the states to pay for.

We have time America.  Flood your Senators with phone calls and emails.  Let them hear you loud and clear NO to Obamacare.  Let them know that a yes vote Saturday night is a vote for Obamacare socialized health care, not just a procedural vote.
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