Health Care "Reform" Disaster

The administration wants to fast-track the health care "reform" bill and partisan vote is just dandy, according to David Axelrod and Rahn Emanuel:

Obama Open to Partisan Vote on Health-Care Overhaul, Aides Say (7/14/09 Bloomberg)

This so-called health care reform bill will cost anything from $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion (i.e. no one knows for sure, the number's too big to comprehend anyway for most people in America).

So how are they going to fund the program? Tax the rich and penalize small businesses and individuals, of course!

• 5.4% surtax is proposed for people making $1 million and above on their gross income;
• 1.5% surtax for people making up to $500,000;
• 1% surtax for couple making $350,000 and above and for individual making $280,000 and above;
• 8% of workers' wages taken from businesses who don't offer health insurance;
• 2.5% surtax for individuals who refuse to buy an insurance

But, uh, how are they going to fund when they don't know how much they will cost? They will raise these surtax rates if the government plan doesn't work (i.e. it's almost guaranteed that the surtax rates will be increased).

They also want to tax health benefits, but union workers (usually Democratic supporters) will be exempt:

Union workers would be exempt from Dem health care tax (6/23/09 Washington Examiner)

In addition to union workers, members of the Congress are exempt from their own "reform".

There's a question about the number of uninsured Americans:

Are There Really 47 Million Americans Who Can’t Afford Health Insurance? (7/11/09 Lewrockwell.com)

Heh, who wants to know the fact these days? And don't ask silly question like "Why is this bill being rushed through Congress before August recess?" (Silly answer: Before anyone can read fine print.)

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