Another Obama Lie

[red states rule]

In Obama's liberal mind, the additional billions in government costs for his health care plan (costs that tax payers ultimately pay for) plus the heavy "fines" imposed upon people requiring them to get government-imposed health care coverage, and that those "fines" are NOT a tax.



Obama says requiring people to get health insurance is no tax increase, promises affordability
President Obama says requiring people to get health insurance and fining them if they don't would not amount to a backhanded tax increase. "I absolutely reject that notion," the president said as part of a media blitz Sunday to defend his health care proposals.

By BEN FELLER , Associated Press

Last update: September 20, 2009 - 1:27 PM

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says requiring people to get health insurance and fining them if they don't would not amount to a backhanded tax increase.

"I absolutely reject that notion," the president said. Blanketing most of the Sunday TV news shows, Obama defended his proposed health care overhaul, including a key point of the various health care bills on Capitol Hill: mandating that people get health insurance to share the cost burden fairly among all. Those who failed to get coverage would face financial penalties.

Obama said other elements of the plan would make insurance affordable for people, from a new comparison-shopping "exchange" to tax credits.

Telling people to get health insurance is absolutely not a tax increase, Obama told ABC's "This Week."

"What it's saying is, is that we're not going to have other people carrying your burdens for you anymore," said Obama. "Right now everybody in America, just about, has to get auto insurance. Nobody considers that a tax increase."

Obama faces an enormous political and communications challenge in selling his health care plan as Congress debates how to pay for it all.

He told CBS' "Face the Nation" that he will keep his pledge not to raise taxes on families earning up to $250,000, and that much of the final bill — hundreds of billions of dollars over the next 10 years — can be achieved from savings within the current system. Coming up with the rest remains a key legislative obstacle.

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele said there is no way Obama can achieve his goals without raising taxes.

"He has to. How else do you pay for it?" he told CBS.

http://www.startribune.com/politics/59934592.html

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"What it's saying is, is that we're not going to have other people carrying your burdens for you anymore," said Obama. "Right now everybody in America, just about, has to get auto insurance. Nobody considers that a tax increase."

WHAT????!!!! He actually said that out loud? Unbelievable!!!!

Comparing the liability involved in driving a vehicle on public roads and the potential risks associated with it is not even remotely related to the issue of major medical insurance where the uninsured party is not likely to cause grave property and/or bodily harm to another individual. There is a big difference between the two and if he can't see that we're in bigger trouble than I ever thought.

[red states rule]

WHAT????!!!! He actually said that out loud? Unbelievable!!!!

Comparing the liability involved in driving a vehicle on public roads and the potential risks associated with it is not even remotely related to the issue of major medical insurance where the uninsured party is not likely to cause grave property and/or bodily harm to another individual. There is a big difference between the two and if he can't see that we're in bigger trouble than I ever thought.

Liberals will do for healthcare what they did for National Defense, which is to leave us exposed and vulnerable