Townhall.com posted an article yesterday on the fight over who will actually pay for the 'free' healthcare the government is promising all of us. Congress is estimating the cost of healthcare at approximately $900 billion over ten years. Labor unions, special interest groups, and insurance companies are all lobbying hard to make sure they are not the ones who have to pay for the new program.
The unions do not want their 'Cadillac' healthcare plans taxed to pay for the program. The insurance companies do not want the government running their businesses and interfering with their business practices. The elderly are protesting the proposed cuts to the Medicare Advantage program.
It seems as if even people who have been convinced that nationalized healthcare is a good idea are not interested in paying for it. I myself would be willing to support healthcare reform as soon as Congress tries it on themselves for a year or two.
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