ObamaCare: The Dumbest Political Move Ever?

Monty Pelerin * EconomicNoise.com

ObamaCare may be viewed by historians as the dumbest political move ever.

As the program rolls out, the sham of the deed becomes apparent even to the dullards who supported Obama and the program. The Wall Street Journal observed:

… the public is learning that ObamaCare’s insurance costs more in return for worse coverage.

Mr. Obama and his liberal allies call the old plans “substandard,” but he doesn’t mean from the perspective of the consumers who bought them. He means people were free to choose insurance that wasn’t designed to serve his social equity and income redistribution goals.

Now the shame of the deed is systematically unfolding. It is an ugly, painful spectacle.

ObamaCare as Health Care Wrecking Ball

Nancy Pelosi famously enhanced her standing in the Legion of Stupids when she uttered her we-must-pass-the-bill-in-order-to-see-what’s-in-it nonsense. The bill passed and she (and we) still don’t know what is in it. Apparently we have to implement it (a difficult task) to learn what is truly in it.

Each day reveals more of the incompetence and Rube Goldberg-like aspects of this monstrosity. Uncertainty and confusion increase as the negatives surface. The incredible lies associated with the bill mount while access to health care and insurance drop. The incompetence of the government appears to be unbounded.

The following is generally now accepted by the non Kool-Aid set regarding ObamaCare: 

• It will destroy the finest health care system in the world.
• It will cause unnecessary suffering and some premature deaths.
• It will disrupt lives as insurance coverage is canceled.
• It will raise the costs of insurance.
• It will produce less health care and less quality.
• It will not bend the cost curve favorably.

The list puts ObamaCare in contention for the dumbest piece of legislation ever. Additional negatives will undoubtedly surface as the creature fully reveals itself and the laws of unintended consequences play out.

These negatives are not the basis for claiming “dumbest political move ever.” Horrible outcomes for the citizenry and country are assured, but that alone is not enough to gain the title. Harming others has never bothered politicians. It is a natural by-product of their work. It takes more than that to qualify for the dumbest political move.

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