How the states will be hurt by Obamacare
It’s finally dawning on many states that Obamacare as currently constructed will place enormous extra burdens on them when they can least afford it.
And even Time magazine is now pointing out just how bad that will be, although it might have been nice to have had such an article before the vote in the Senate. But I guess that’s what all the secrecy was about—to do the dirty deed before anyone knew what was about to hit them.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger feels betrayed:
[Schwarzenegger] was one of the few prominent Republicans to favor the Obama health care reform effort. Now he is calling on Congress to “rethink it.” In a Dec. 22 letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, he wrote, “When asked for my support, I was assured that federal legislation would not increase costs to California.” Instead, a state with a $21 billion budget deficit is looking at what Schwarzenegger calls a “crushing new burden” of at least $3 billion a year.
How could Arnold ever have believed he could trust the promises of the likes of Nancy Pelosi? I suppose he thought she might actually care about the prospect of bankrupting her own state. More fool him.
[NOTE: Here’s a good summary article about the many ways in which this bill stinks. I’m not at all sure I agree with the last sentence, however, although I hope the author is correct.]
Arnold for his liberal tendencies has been the only clear head in the CA state.
Why is it that the CA legislature and the entire CA Democrat delegation has gone AGAINST Arnold and his remarks this last Wed?
Why is it that Democrats in the state CONTINUE to call for tax increases despite the 12.5% unemployment and 27% underemployment going on in the state?
It’s insanity. I live here. I work with these idiots. I can’t speak too loudly where I work. this site is therapy.
One of our state delegates in Virginia isn’t taking this lying down. Del Bob Marshall (R-13) has introduced to the Virginia House HB-10, the Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act. The purpose, I’m sure, is to prepare the way for a court challenge. We’ve got a new Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli, who I guarantee you will carry this to the SCOTUS if given half a chance.
I saw the Attorney general of Texas, Greg Abbott, interviewed on Sean Hannity’s show on Friday. He and the Ags of some 13 states are prepared to challenge the Healthcare Bill on two grounds.
1. It does not treat the states equally with respect to Medicaid.
2. They believe the compulsion for all citizens to own healthcare insurance is unconstitutional.
AG Abbott is quite serious about this. I expect that, even if the bill is passed, it will languish, unenforced, in a gray area while these legal challenges are thrashed out. At least I sincerely hope so. That would provide plenty of time for all the terrible features to be publicized to the voters. Which will ensure more anger against the democrats come November.
IIRC, “Ahnuld” made his first million in real estate, long before anyone had ever heard of him…so it stands to reason that he’s financially astute, if not politically. 😳
A few states have seen what is coming, and appear to be pro active. States’ rights are heading down the tubes. And not just in the south this time.
No, Ahnuld was quite well known by the time he was investing in real estate. His fame as a bodybuilder and actor provided him the capital. But yes, he is an amazing person, having pretty much met all the lofty goals he set out for himself when just starting; and, like most successful immigrants, is a true patriot. I see the unpopularity he garners from both left and right as a sign of his capability, not as failure. What I don’t get is how Pelosi can so unscrupulously screw the very state a part of which she represents. Oh wait, she’s a Democrat. Never mind.
Poor Arnold. He was made to believe that ObamaCare cares for his constituents. Now he has realized his mistake. I also wonder why do the Dems force this bill on people. Do they have hidden “special interests” on this?