The GOP’s unprecedented attack on the Affordable Care Act –
an idea Republicans actually created at the Heritage Foundation in 1989 – is
about one thing and one thing only – it’s about the money – it always is! It’s about the funding mechanism for
the law. US capital gains have
been taxed at a measly 15% for years (compare that to your income tax rates!). Under Obamacare, there will be an
increase in the Medicare surtax on these dividend profits from 1.45% to
3.8%. In addition, if you make
more than $250,000 per year, you will pay an additional .9% in Medicare taxes.
THAT’S IT FOLKS! WE’RE TALKING
ABOUT A .9% INCREASE IN THE MEDICARE TAX FOR THE WEALTHIEST AMONGST US! AND WHEN YOU COMBINE THE SURTAX AND THE
.9% INCREASE TOGETHER, WE’RE TALKING ONLY THE TOP 1% - THE ULTRA-RICH - THAT
WILL BE AFFECTED. THAT’S WHAT IT’S
ALL ABOUT! Yet, you have to
remember these are the same people that have been funding and “running” the GOP
for quite sometime. (Does the name Koch brothers ring a bell?) THEY DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW THE REAL
STORY - GREED. So, they concoct
stories – all untrue - about evil socialism, runaway government, death panels,
premium costs skyrocketing, not being able to choose your own doctor – all gulped
down by the conservative base hook, line and sinker. Do some unbiased (meaning non-Fox) research: understand the benefits like child
coverage on parents plan until 26 years of age – women’s healthcare now
included as basic coverage - no coverage limits or termination – coverage
guaranteed despite pre-existing conditions. Understand insurance companies must use 80% of
premiums toward healthcare – not profits for their stockholders – or be forced to give their
customers rebates. Understand that
with 30 million new customers, premium costs are expected to go down and they
already have in states that are cooperating with the federal government by
implementing the competitive exchanges.
Understand insurance companies will no longer have to pass along the
cost of emergency room usage by the uninsured to the rest of us. Understand that small businesses
throughout the country will actually benefit with sizeable tax breaks upon
implementation of healthcare for their employees. Understand that it is the big conglomerates like Walmart –
not Main St. - who are threatening job creation by blaming the ACA when, in
actuality, it has been their policy to limit employee hours to preclude benefit
coverage for years now! UNDERSTAND
THAT FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF US WHO ARE ALREADY COVERED, THERE WILL BE ABSOLUTELY
NO CHANGE IN COVERAGE WHATSOEVER – EXCEPT MAYBE A REDUCTION IN RATES, BETTER
GUARANTEED BENEFITS AND AN OCCASIONAL REBATE HERE AND THERE! GOP doomsayers say it is “now or never” to defund
Obamacare. Well, they are
absolutely correct because once the American people know the truth and see the
benefits of the program, the top 1% will be forced to kiss a whole .9% more of
their income goodbye!
