White House Clarifies Obama’s Health Care Statements: The President Shouldn’t Be Taken Literally
Obama has been busy promising everyone that his health care plan won’t force people into getting their health care from government. Yet, when it’s pointed out that the plan for health care being proposed in Congress will create more government dependency, the White House says that the President’s rhetoric…shouldn’t be taken literally:
President Barack Obama seems to leave little room for doubt when he promises that his health care plan will let people keep the coverage they have. His vow sounds reassuring and gets applause, but no president could guarantee such a pledge. ...
“No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise to the American people,” Obama said Monday, addressing the American Medical Association. “If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. If you like your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away, no matter what.”
He didn’t let up.
“If you like what you’re getting, keep it,” Obama said. “Nobody is forcing you to shift.”
Yet the legislation the Obama administration is working on with the Democratic-controlled Congress would make major changes in how Americans pay for health care. The goal is to slow cost increases and bring in nearly 50 million uninsured, and the consequences are bound to affect how employers design benefit plans. ...
White House officials suggest the president’s rhetoric shouldn’t be taken literally: What Obama really means is that government isn’t about to barge in and force people to change insurance.
Got that America? When Obama promises that he’s not trying to create a single-payer health care system, you shouldn’t take him literally.
Believe you me, the goal is to create as much government dependency as possible.
