GOP claims opposition to ObamaCare, but champions even larger drug benefit
Think Republicans are opposed to deficits, welfare entitlements, unfunded federal mandates and rising spending?
Think again. They not only support the welfare state, they’re outdoing Democrats.
The Associated Press reports:
Republicans want to pull the plug on the health care overhaul they call “Obamacare,” blaming it in part for the United States’ ballooning budget deficit.
But they’re quiet when it comes to the Medicare drug benefit — another massive health care entitlement, with unfunded future costs over $7 trillion.
Arguably, it could be driving up the deficit more than President Barack Obama’s ambitious health care plan is.
But when the Republican presidential candidates were asked last week asked if they would repeal the Medicare drug benefit, they said no way. After all, Republicans created it…
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Medicare recipients pay only one-fourth of the cost of the drug benefit. Because there’s no dedicated tax to support the program, the other three-fourths comes from the government’s general fund. That’s the same leaky pot used for defense, law enforcement, education and other priorities. It’s regularly refilled with borrowed dollars that balloon the deficit.
Although the health care law costs far more than the drug benefit, it’s paid for, at least on paper. It includes unpopular Medicare cuts as well as tax increases on insurers, drug and medical device companies, upper-income people, and even indoor tanning devotees….
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If they won’t oppose a deficit-exploding $7 trillion welfare entitlement, there’s no chance they’ll repeal all of ObamaCare.
Do you oppose deficits, welfare entitlements, unfunded federal mandates and rising spending?
Then your only choice is to vote Libertarian.
