"It ain't working, and we can't fix it!"
Last week, our campaigner in chief was on the stump (once again) to tout the "benefits" of his signature legislation. Remember which one this was? Just to help refresh memories, this was the health care bill which was ramrodded through Congress and signed without ANY Republican input - and consequently, without any Republican votes.
The bill was a mess when it was written, it was a mess when passed, a mess when signed into law, and remains a mess today. What I find ironic is this - everyone now, including the supporters of the bill, are saying there are items in the law which need to be "fixed". They point out when Medicare was passed, it needed many "band aids" to make it work. Make it work? It is still going belly up! It is not sustainable, nor is Social Security. Soon, we will find out the "Un-Affordable Care Act" is also not sustainable.
Right now we are at a critical juncture. By October 1st, we need 2.5 million young, healthy adults to sign up for health care coverage. We need them to sign up for, and pay high premiums. This is needed to offset the cost of caring for people who are paying little or nothing. I know, I know - some may think this sounds like Socialism. Okay, maybe it is. In addition, ALL these state health care exchanges need to be up and running. They need to be tapped into a HUGE data base which will rival only the NSA for intrusion.
Guess who else is not happy with the bill right now? You guessed it - unions. They have always had the best in health insurance coverage. Obamacare will now classify those plans as "Cadillac" and the cost for that coverage will be sky high. Last week a "threat" letter was sent to the White House from two or three unions "reminding" the Administration unions helped Obama get elected, and he better fix this issue. The device tax is still a bone of contention as many states which house health care manufacturing are trying to kill it.
Many think the Administration is dumb like a fox on this entire issue. By making this thing so unworkable, it will collapse right out of the starting gate. Rather than let the nation go without coverage, the "savior" of health care will step in and implement single payer coverage. Many on the Left have wanted single payer from the get-go. Who cares if it wrecked Europe? Who cares if "death panels" and rationing become reality? It is trendy, and the Left loves trendy.
So here we sit, like passengers on a plane getting ready to crash land. The crash landing is scheduled for October 1st of this year - a mere 70 or so days away. The President told us in his presser last week the bill is going so well, we all got rebates from our insurance companies. I guess mine got lost in the mail. The only thing I got from my insurance company is notification I was being dropped on October 1st.
For those who support the new law, I can only suggest you get educated as fast as possible. Once you look under the hood of this shiny new car, you will find transmission problems and the engine leaks oil. For those who oppose this law, time is running out. Maybe we can fix this law, maybe it can't be fixed at all. I do know this - we can't fix stupid, and this law has many parts which are just plain stupid.
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