As an “$8 billion deficit looms for Ohio,” the Intelligencer argues that ObamaCare is a “gigantic burden being dumped on the Buckeye State” that will force Ohio taxpayers “to spend much, much more” on health care:
“Ohioans already are drowning in a fiscal sense. Revenue is expected to lag behind projected spending for the next two-year budget by $8 billion.
“To that, increased spending for Medicaid now must be added.
“And, we would add, Buckeye State residents will be in no mood to pony up higher taxes for state government, once they learn many of them and the businesses for which they work will be paying more for health care under the Obama plan. …
“Governors are supposed to look out for the best interests of their states and the people who live in them. By his support of ‘ObamaCare,’ Strickland signaled that supporting the ultra-liberal agenda in Washington is a priority for him.”
By shifting costs to “cash-strapped states,” Democrats broke their promise that a government takeover of health care would give states “flexibility.” But that’s the only broken promise. According to Human Events, Congressman Boehner released a comprehensive report last week outlining all the ways ObamaCare “has failed to even live up to its own benchmarks and standards set forth in the law”:
“From increasing health care costs and the deficit to the state revolts against ObamaCare mandates, the report offers a look into the increasing failures of the massive new law collapsing under the weight of its own cost and bureaucracy — merely three months out of the gate. …
“It isn’t just that none of these promises or predictions have turned out to be true. In every instance, ObamaCare has made matters worse…”
You can find a link to the full report by clicking here. Red State says the Boehner report does “an excellent job in publicizing the lies and broken health care promises of the Obama administration.”
It’s no wonder sixty-three percent of Americans, including a majority of Ohioans, want to see ObamaCare repealed. But scrapping this jobs-killing, debt-driven law is only step one. We also need common-sense, free market reforms that will actually lower costs for Ohio families and small businesses – and Boehner is leading the charge to make it all happen.
If you want to help John repeal the Democrats’ government takeover of health care and fight for better solutions, join the team and become a Boehner Campaigner today!
READ MORE:
- Already Deep in Debt, ObamaCare Slaps Ohio Taxpayers With Another $1.45B (6/18/10)
- Boehner: The Problem Is ObamaCare, Not the Sales Pitch (6/8/10)
- “Terrible” Jobs Report Highlights Need to Cut Spending, Repeal ObamaCare (6/4/10)
- Local Small Business Faces $250,000 in New Taxes Under ObamaCare (5/21/10)
- Greenville Business Owner Tells Boehner ObamaCare “Will Devastate” Her Business (5/20/10)
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