February 20, 2010

What Americans Don't Understand about Obamacare

By Brad O'Leary
In his State of the Union speech, President Obama tried to offer a mea culpa of sorts for the unraveling of his health care bill. Calling health care "a complex issue," the president said, "I take my share of the blame for not explaining it more clearly to the American people."Mr. President, you are correct. We Americans don't understand.  However, our lack of understanding is not because we're incapable of deciphering complex issues. Rather, we don't understand how Obamacare itself is supposed to make our health care system any better.  Here is a short list of what we specifically don't understand:How will our health care system  improve by giving a $300-million payoff to Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu in Louisiana in exchange for her vote?  Three hundred million was the price tag for Landrieu's "yes" vote on the 3,000-plus-page Obamacare bill. This may improve the health of Senator Landrieu's reelection prospects, but not the...(Read Full Article)