Last night President Obama stood before Congress and said that he would not sign a healthcare bill that adds "one dime to the deficit", even by D.C. standards this is an incredible statement. Even by the C.B.O.'s incredibly optimistic (and ALWAYS lowball) projections, the healthcare bill will add at least $220 billion to the deficit.
At the same time Democrats are claiming that you can keep your plan, your doctor, etc. This just states that there is no REQUIREMENT for you to change, it doesn't guarantee that your insurance company (or doctor for that matter) will choose to continue offering coverage or services. If pre-existing condition coverage is mandated, COSTS will go up throwing millions people out of coverage.
Even if they kill the "public option", the bills as they stand MANDATE coverage, something that will guarantee that many small businesses and sole proprietorships will be forced out of business.
In the end the White House, Congress and the Senate are asking us to ignore some very blatant misdirection so that they can force something down our throat telling us it's medicine.
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