Prominent Economists Urge Obamacare Repeal

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But barry and Pelosi cleared up the misinformation on obamacare. Pelosi did it after bill passed. Many Democrats didn’t run in last election. A swam of Republicans were eleted across the land. 1924 & 1948 in Congress records were broken.
There are now 26 State in legaligation against obamacare. One Attorney General asked Democrat legislator and Democrat Governor for permission to join. Was granted. More States expected to join or do independently. With win in Federal Court, fast tract to Supreme Court may occur with rule 11.
If Will you were informed you would know is not expected to pass Senate. Votes will be recorded for public to know in House. Next action is no funding for obamacare. That is a done deal.
Republicans heard the people Nov. 2. Of course anybody disagreeing with you is a wackos.
"Nothing to replace” ? Wrong again:
•" Lowering health care premiums. H.R. 5424 will lower health care premiums by up to 20% compared to the Democrats’ health law for families and small businesses, addressing Americans’ number-one priority for health care reform.
• Establishing Universal Access Programs to guarantee access to affordable health care for those with pre-existing conditions. H.R. 5424 creates Universal Access Programs that fully fund and reform high-risk pools and reinsurance programs to guarantee that all Americans, regardless of pre-existing conditions or past illnesses, have access to affordable care – while lowering costs for all Americans.
• Ending junk lawsuits. H.R. 5424 would help end costly junk lawsuits and curb defensive medicine by enacting medical liability reforms modeled after successful state laws that reduce unnecessary spending and lower health insurance premiums.
• Preventing insurers from unjustly cancelling a policy. H.R. 5424 prohibits an insurer from cancelling a policy because an enrollee made simple errors on an insurance application forms
• Allowing dependents to remain on their parents’ policies. H.R. 5424 encourages coverage of young adults on their parents’ insurance through age 25.
• Encouraging Small Business Health Plans. H.R. 5424 gives small businesses the power to pool together and offer health insurance at lower prices, just as corporations and labor unions do.
• Encouraging innovative state programs. H.R. 5424 rewards innovation by providing incentive payments to states that reduce premiums and the number those who are of uninsured, without expanding government entitlement programs or creating new ones.
• Allowing Americans to buy insurance across state lines. H.R. 5424 increases insurance competition and lowers premiums by allowing Americans to shop for coverage from coast to coast regardless of the state they live in."
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http://republicans.waysandmeans.house.gov/UploadedFiles/HR_5424_short_summary.pdf

Bill Hedges of MO 10:59PM January 18, 2011

it,s interesting that the republicans are wasting their time on a matter that at the end of the debate is going to be d.o.a. in the senate.i also find it interesting that people such as rush limbaugh,sarah palin,michele bachmann,and bill h. of mo. ect.can be so delusional and choose to reside on the dark side of the moon.but that seems to be their comfort zone,so be it.

bruce b of NV 10:52PM January 18, 2011

Amusing that some seem to think that addressing health care ISN'T part of trying to fix the economy.
Good grief.

junior of DC 10:05PM January 18, 2011

Repeal Nonsense is just another symptom of the tone deaf Republican mindset that doesn't seem to understand that the people want the government to address the economy, and not to rehash healthcare.
We are getting some worn out slogan to 'Repeal' without anything to replace. That would be stupid, going backwards on an issue that's breaking our economy. A kneejerk reactionary response. People know that if we don't our unsustainable healthcare system it will bankrupt the country. The cads have had plenty of time to have come up with some solutions to replace the healthcare reforms they want repeal. Time to call your bluff and show your hand.
I think the Republican rush to pass this repeal is only a half-hearted fraud to soothe the wackos who believe all the lies and misinformation about the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act".
The GOP House realizes that if people understood the healthcare reforms they would support it - not wanting to repeal it but to build on it like Bill Frisk said. So quick pass your nonsense that is dead on arrival in the Senate and move on to fixing the economy.

Will of KS 9:48PM January 18, 2011

"Prominent Economists are like lawyers, you can always pay a different set of prominent economics to take an opposite position."
Must mean then that those economists who say that it will create jobs, save money, and reduce the deficit must be liars also.
Personally, if both are lying, for the sake of the economy I'd rather go with the ones who predict doom if it doesn't get repealed,. then repeal the damned thing and replace it with something that make some sense.

Junior of DC 9:27PM January 18, 2011

Yeah, sure, you're correct in la-la liberal land...

Bill Hedges of MO 9:25PM January 18, 2011

Prominent Economists are like lawyers, you can always pay a different set of prominent economics to take an opposite position.
Anyway if Roff is holding them up as experts, we can immediately dismiss them as partisan hacks - that's just how these snakes slither.

Cyril of NE 8:46PM January 18, 2011

Douglas Holtz-Eakin
Former Director, Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
June O’Neill
Former Director, Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Joseph Antos
Former Assistant Director, Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Arlene Holen
Former Associate Director Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Former Associate Director White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Brian S. Wesbury
Former Chief Economist, Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress
Arthur B. Laffer
First Chief Economist, Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Former Member, Economic Policy Advisory Board
Jim Capretta
Former Associate Director, White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
James D. Mietus, Ph.D.
Former Economist, Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Michael Boskin
Former Chairman, White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)
William Niskanen
Former Action Chairman and Member, White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)
Earl L. Grinols
Former Senior Economist, White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)
Mark H. Showalter
Former Senior Economist, White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)
Scott Baier
Former Senior Economist, White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)
Larry Lindsey
Former Director, National Economic Council (NEC)
Todd G. Buchholz
Former Senior Economic Adviser, The White House
Robert E. Lucas, Jr.
John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor of Economics,
University of Chicago
Nobel Laureate in Economics
Edward C. Prescott
Nobel Laureate in Economics
William Poole
Former President, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Kevin Hassett
Former Economist, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Mario J. Crucini, Ph.D.
Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
Stephen J. Entin
Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy, Department of the Treasury
Kathleen B. Cooper, Ph.D.
Former Undersecretary for Economic Affairs, Commerce Department
Diana Furchtgott-Roth
Former Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Labor
Carl J. Dahlman
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Defense
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
David Malpass
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Treasury Department
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, State Department
Thomas R. Saving
Former Public Trustee, Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds
Looks to me that they have pretty impeccable credentials.
If you go thru the full list, you will see that many are professors at Cornell, Columbia University, Stanford, University of Chicago, and so on - hardly bastions of conservatism.

junior of DC 6:59PM January 18, 2011

Take a moment and read this from the Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703954004576089702354292100.html
This is only one of MANY articles debunking the "cost savings" that the Left wishes you to believe are real.
"is it economical that America's health care costs are amongst the highest in the world yet our average death age lags behind?"
And that question has WHAT to do with the fact that Obamacare is fiscally a disaster waiting to happen?

Junior of DC 6:28PM January 18, 2011

Douglas Holtz-Eakin-McCain Aide
Brian S. Wesbury-Writes for American Spectator
Arthur B. Laffer-He of the Laffer Curve, Reaganomics, etc.
Michael Boskin-Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors under President Bush (41).
I stopped there as it is rather obvious that this is a letter from 200 conservative economists. To them I ask, is it economical that America's health care costs are amongst the highest in the world yet our average death age lags behind?
http://blogs.ngm.com/blog_central/2009/12/the-cost-of-care.html

Randy in Wisconsin of WI 5:06PM January 18, 2011