ObamaCare News Roundup

Here are some more news stories and opinion pieces about ObamaCare that you should be aware of.

What ObamaCare will do to insurance
This is an opinion piece written by a registered Democrat in New York. He says when NY mandated coverage, prices went up, and all he could afford was hospital-only coverage. ObamaCare would remove that coverage and leave him paying a yearly fine.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704402404574527493169603118.html

Majority Says Health Care NOT Government Responsibility
For the first time since 2001, a majority of the US says that it is NOT government's responsibility to provide us with health insurance. Gallup found that 50% said no and 47% said yes, down from a high of 69% yes in 2006. My personal opinion is that the drop in support is a direct result of the details in the proposals being pushed in Congress.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/124253/Say-Health-Coverage-Not-Gov-Responsibility.aspx


ObamaCare Bill Contains 69% Increase In Capital Gains Tax
For some strange reason, liberals in Congress think that increasing capital gains taxes is a good idea in a time of economic malaise... even though, historically, capital gains tax increases have been associated with decreases in economic activity.
http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/surprise_house_health_care_bill_includes_a_69_increase_in_capital_gains_tax/

Reconciliation Will Kill Stupak Rider
The Stupak Rider was the amendment to the House bill that said federal dollars can't be spent on abortions... a principle already in effect. IF the Senate has to pursue reconciliation to get their bill passed, that will be one of the first things to go. Why? Because it will never pass muster as a BUDGET matter.
http://www.politico.com/livepulse/1109/Reconciliation_could_kill_Stupak_rider.html

Is ObamaCare In Trouble In The Senate?
This is a pretty good opinion piece on the difficulties facing ObamaCare in the Senate. We've always known Senate passage would be harder, simply because their majority is much smaller than in the House.
http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2009/11/12/is-obamacare-in-trouble-in-the-senate/

I hope you find these articles entertaining and/or informative.