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Former Democratic National Committee Chairman, and doctor, Howard Dean backed a McKinsey & Co. survey today that found that almost a third of private-sector employers will drop their employee health insurance coverage when Obamacare's government-managed insurance exchanges come online.
The reason Democrats fought so hard to dismiss the McKinsey survey when it was released is because its conclusion undermines two major claims Obama made during health care debate: "If you like your health plan, you can keep it" and "It will not add one penny to the deficit."
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) premised their Obamacare score on the assumption that only 7 percent of employers would drop their employee health plans. If the percentage is closer to the 30 percent, as the McKinsey survey results predict, Obamacare's price tag would rise by almost $1 trillion.
Originally posted by centurion1211
The OP is about the deceit used to help get obamacare passed.
Originally posted by neo96
people if you want better healthcare and cheap get government the hell out of that equation.
Originally posted by daskakik
Originally posted by centurion1211
The OP is about the deceit used to help get obamacare passed.
How is a decision made by a private business deceit on the part of Obama?
edit on 20-9-2011 by daskakik because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Indigo5
reply to post by centurion1211
Never mind. Clicked through and watched the video. Dean has a point.edit on 20-9-2011 by Indigo5 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by centurion1211
If obama lied about people being able to keep their insurance, then he also lied about the costs of obamacare and the effect of it on the deficit.
Simple as that ...
Originally posted by daskakik
Originally posted by centurion1211
If obama lied about people being able to keep their insurance, then he also lied about the costs of obamacare and the effect of it on the deficit.
Simple as that ...
No he didn't because the fact is that people have handed that choice over to their employer. If they hadn't then they would indeed have the choice. The only one to blame is the person who gave up their freedom to choose in exchange for a paycheck.
edit on 20-9-2011 by daskakik because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by neo96people if you want better healthcare and cheap get government the hell out of that equation.