Yesterday, Fox News reported on a provision in the healthcare reform bill that somehow got through without anyone noticing.  According to the article:

“The Class Act, otherwise known as the Community Living Assistance Services and Support Act, is the federal government’s first long-term care insurance program.

“Under-reported and the under the radar of most lawmakers, the program will allow workers to have an average of roughly $150 or $240 a month, based on age and salary, automatically deducted from their paycheck to save for long-term care.

“The Congressional Budget Office expects the government will collect $109 billion in premiums by 2019.”

Here comes another bureaucracy.  The deductions could begin as early as 2012.  After a five-year period, participants would be able to use the money for in-home care.

This is one of many things buried in the 2000+ page bill that no one had time to read before it was passed.  I would also like to mention that Congress is not covered by the healthcare reform act they just passed–it will not impact their healthcare insurance at all.  We have created a political class that is immune from the laws that they are passing.  That was not what our founding fathers intended.