Sunday, July 15, 2012

Stark Economic Realities After The Hope-And-Change Hangover

“I thought I could get free healthcare by making someone else pay for it...”
Those words appear in a clever graphic that’s making its way around Facebook – perhaps you’ve seen it.
The sentence sits atop a photo of an attractive young adult woman, likely in her late 20’s or early 30’s, as she stands looking forlorn with her eyes cast downward.
Then the sentence beneath the photo explains the woman’s new discovery: “…Now I realize that I am that somebody else.”
As Facebook posts go, this one qualifies as witty, yet the economic reality of the Obama agenda is no laughing matter. Thanks to President Obama and his party in Congress that forced Obamacare upon us, every American who works and produces income is a target for more government confiscation of their money.
For those of us who treasure our freedom -and who know better than to take it for granted- the realities of Obamacare are terrifying. But for those who are just emerging from a hope-and-change hangover and are only mildly irritated by the “bummer” of higher taxes, a few questions are appropriate. First, consider this: why did you ever believe all the President’s promises about healthcare in the first place?
Barack Obama spent the first two years of his presidency crossing the country and making promises about “healthcare reform.” “If you like your Doctor, you’ll be able to keep your Doctor.” “Healthcare reform will be a job creator.” The promises were never ending.

Read more: http://townhall.com/columnists/austinhill/2012/07/15/stark_economic_realities_after_the_hopeandchange_hangover/page/full/

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