By Carrie Budoff Brown,Politico
I will raise taxes on future generations to pay for your healthcare
President Barack Obama released a $950 billion health care reform proposal Monday aimed at pleasing the warring wings of his own party and bringing along skeptical voters,in part by including a provision to put off an unpopular tax on high-cost health insurance plans until 2018.
One notable absence in Obama’s plan – a public health insurance option,a favorite of liberals,but a provision that became the most controversial part of the congressional debate on reform. Obama has long said he would sign a bill without it,and his own legislation confirms that.
Obama released his bill just days before Thursday’s bipartisan health care summit,and by doing so,he hoped to set the agenda for the meeting – making his own bill the starting point for any discussions,and trying to force Republicans to come to the table with their own plan.
The plan appears designed to allay liberals in the House while not going too far in a way that would alienate Senate moderates. For example,it vastly scales back the tax on “Cadillac” insurance plans,which will please liberal Democrats,but by leaving out the public option,hopes to win over moderates.
This will bring you down,You just don't listen. You are a narcissist and a DUMB one at that !!
Obama has no intentions of doing anything but what he wants,he formed a deficit commission with 10 DEMS and 6 REPUBS,bipartisan he then touts…as for the health care Americans will likely uprise against it and when the REPUBS take back Congress they will reverse it just like Obama did to Bush on tons of stuff he signed into law. GO figure..I can't stand any of them anymore,liars,thieves and dishonorable are they all