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These destructive #Obamacare tax hikes will soon be implemented: http://t.co/opFkyf1guJ
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"Saying the Marketplace Fairness Act is fair is like saying the Affordable Care Act makes health care affordable" -@MarshaBlackburn
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#Obamacare's 10% tanning tax hits salon owners and customers, most of which are women: http://t.co/dJuaGAT9LE
May 14, 2013 11:01 AM
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Groups who advocated for the IRS to prepare tax returns sure look foolish these days: http://t.co/oKvpIofu7Y
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Health insurers and businesses are already feeling the iron-clad grip of regulations in #Obamacare: http://t.co/J6dfnKqFYZ
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Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell Signs Largest Tax Hike in Virginia History into Law http://t.co/Qd6KOFfaPv
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Under #Obamacare, mothers have had a tougher time purchasing non-prescription, over-the-counter medicine: http://t.co/dJuaGAT9LE
May 13, 2013 02:01 PM
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Socialized Medicine Didn't Work in Maine Either
As the health care debate continues to heat up, we continue to learn more about states that decided to take on a public option. The Wall Street Journal’s article “No Maine Miracle Cure” describes Maine’s failed public option healthcare plan. In 2003, Maine enacted a government run health system under Democratic Governor John Baldacci. “DirigoChoice,” Maine’s public option was originally paid for by $50 million in federal stimulus. Of course, knowing that money would eventually run out, Maine’s government expected to pay for it by health care savings derived from this plan.
The program did little to cover all of Maine’s citizens. In fact, about two-thirds of Mainers on DirigoChoice already had health insurance. Instead of the projected 128,000 uninsured citizens involved in the program, there are only 3,400 who now have health insurance. Under the program, premiums have risen 74%. A healthy male in Maine who is 30 and single pays a monthly premium of $762 in the individual market; in New Hampshire he would only pay $222 a month.
Despite these higher premiums, the government still cannot afford the program. Maine’s government recently raised taxes to pay for the program, an initiative it promised would not be necessary. The failure of government health care is not limited to Maine’s case. Massachusetts has a plan that it can no longer afford. Wisconsin’s BadgerCare is experiencing similar financial problems. TennCare is strapped for cash.
Despite these higher premiums, the government still cannot afford the program. Maine’s government recently raised taxes to pay for the program, an initiative it promised would not be necessary. The failure of government health care is not limited to Maine’s case. Massachusetts has a plan that it can no longer afford. Wisconsin’s BadgerCare is experiencing similar financial problems. TennCare is strapped for cash.
Does anyone else see the similarities between these initiatives and ObamaCare?
