Time To Be Held Accountable

Two Organizations that have a LOT of explaining to do. (HT Wikipedia)





Some of the side effects of Obamacare have been felt all across the fruited plain. Mostly in the form of health insurance increases for workers. President Obama and the Democrats were held accountable for this monstrosity in the midterm elections last month.

Now it's time for those who supported this disaster to be held accountable. Specifically the AARP and the AMA. By engaging in crony capitalism, they sold out their members and this nation. From Legal Insurrection:

"The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and American Medical Association (AMA) came out in support of the 2000-page plus House Democratic health care bills.

Do not be deceived by this alphabet soup of support. The positions of the AARP and AMA amount to political posturing divorced from the reality of the legislation.

The AARP position, much like that of Consumers Union, is a masterpiece of disingenuous and misleading prevarication, starting with this sentence in the opening paragraph:

"The Association’s support follows nearly two years of work with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to craft a health care reform plan that meets the needs of AARP’s nearly 40 million members and all older Americans."

No, there is nothing bipartisan about it. Republicans literally have been shut out of the House legislative process and no major Republican ideas were allowed into any of the current bills. This legislation is solely about the expansion of government, without consideration for any market or individual mechanisms to save costs and expand coverage.

The legislation also will be disastrous for senior citizens. The bill enacts $426billion in cuts to Medicare and other federal programs and $572 billion in tax increases (apart from the mandate tax), much of which will fall on seniors. The bill also will lead to de facto rationing, most of which will fall on seniors, as "bending the cost curve" leads to bureaucratic decision-making and guidelines as to the worth of a life later in life relative to the cost of care."

These organizations , along with all the others, need to have their feet held to the fire for this.

Background Reading (HT Mark Levin):

Legal Insurrection: Alphabet Soup of Health Care Delusions
Legal Insurrection: When Will AARP, Consumers Union and AMA Be Held To Account for Obamacare?