July 3, 2009
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President Obama's Top Five Health Care Lies
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When it comes to health care reform, with every passing day, Obama seems less God and more demagogue, uttering not transcendental truths, but bald-faced lies. Here are the top five lies that the president has told--the first two for no reason other than to get elected and the next three to sell socialized medicine to a wary nation.
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That Medicare is in serious, serious trouble no one can dispute. Its projected unfunded liabilities over 75 years, from 2007 to 2082, are about $36 trillion, according to the latest Medicare Trustees report. If current trends persist, by the end of that time Medicare will be devouring 19% of gross domestic product--or $3 trillion, an amount equal to the entire U.S. budget right now. It will take a heartburn-inducing 135% increase in payroll taxes to bring it into actuarial balance. Despite Medicare's dismal record, Obama and his comrades hold Medicare up as an example for the private sector. Why?
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