And if Hillary Gets Her Way?
Success of health care plan could cost states millions
BOSTON – Those overseeing Massachusetts’ new health care law have been so successful in enrolling people in subsidized health plans that the state may need millions more to pay for the program.
An outreach effort by local advocates, state health officials, and hospitals and insurance providers has put Massachusetts on the path to enrolling as many as 180,000 people by the end of June.
That could put the program short by about $146 million.
What a great twist to open with. “Hey! GREAT news! Turns out we’re SO successful that we’ll have to … you know … fund this thing now. And so we’re going to … uhh … pillage your bank account. Yay for collectivism!”
And where’s the money going to come from? Since … you know … you’re REQUIRED to “purchase” the health insurance, that means you’re not paying extra taxes. They wouldn’t make you pay for healthcare twice, right?
Right?
Just a teeny little taste of what would happen if Hillarycare makes it to the White House. I can just see the press conference now, “We didn’t expect so many individuals without health coverage to enroll. The failure of the previous administration to blah blah blah, means that we’ll have to look at ‘alternative measures’ of blah blah blah, to fund our National Healthcare. Ultimately we have to make sacrifices for the greater good of all …“
Gah. Just the thought of it … makes me sick.
Liberty on November 18th 2007 in Political Blather
Bruce [Visitor] responded on 21 Nov 2007 at 6:16 am #
The proud Romney legacy lives on. I wonder if we’ll still hear him bragging about this on the campaign trail. If I were ______ (fill in the blank with any of his GOP rivals), I’d be hammering him on this every half hour or so.
Liberty [Member] responded on 21 Nov 2007 at 7:10 am #
That sure would make for a more lively debate. Considering Romneycare and his support for the Brady Bill, a waiting period, and the AWB, he should be banished back to the big government cave that he crawled out of.