Did They Lie, Or Were They Just Wrong?

One of the selling points used for ObamaCare was that it would "reduce health care costs." We were told that not only would government costs go down, but so would OUR costs. We were told that ObamaCare would reduce the amount we pay for health insurance, among many other things.

If that's so, then why did insurance premiums rise after ObamaCare was passed? And why have Democrats introduced a "fix" that would allow the government to regulate (i.e. control) health insurance premiums?
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When President Obama signed his health-care reform last month, he declared it will "lower costs for families and for businesses and for the federal government." So why, barely a month later, are Democrats scrambling to pass a new bill that would impose price controls on insurance?

In now-they-tell-us hearings on Tuesday, the Senate health committee debated a bill that would give states the power to reject premium increases that state regulators determine are "unreasonable." The White House proposed this just before the final Obama- Care scramble, but it couldn't be included because it violated the procedural rules that Democrats abused to pass the bill.

ObamaCare, despite the grandiose and unrealistic claims made by Democrats, will cause insurance premiums to rise.

National Democrats now want the power to do the same across the country, because they know how unrealistic their cost-control claims really are. Democrats are petrified they'll get the blame they deserve when insurance costs inevitably spike. So the purpose of this latest Senate bill is to have a pre-emptive political response on hand.

ObamaCare includes several new cost-driving mandates that take effect immediately, including expanding family coverage for children as old as 26 and banning consumer co-payments for preventive care. Democrats are bragging about these "benefits," but they aren't free and their cost will be built into premiums. And those are merely teasers for the many Washington-created dysfunctions that will soon distort insurance markets.

That's why the new bill was introduced, to maybe keep the EXPECTED BAD CONSEQUENCES of ObamaCare from hurting Democrats in the fall elections.

Before ObamaCare was passed, many opponents theorized that their real intention was to destroy the private insurance industry and institute a government-run single-payer system. We were told we were fear-mongering. We were told that wouldn't happen.

Hmmm... Put numerous obligations in place that would require premium hikes in order for the insurance company to make a profit, then deny the premium increases.

Tell me again why we were wrong?

The only question that remains is, did they lie about all of this or were they just incredibly mistaken? Personally, seeing as how they haven't admitted to a mistake, I have to conclude things are working out just as they wanted them to.