Political Quotes

“Mr. President, in our job, we get a lot of books, probably two or three a week at least, and for the last year most of those have been on healthcare and healthcare reform. A book I received recently is one called ``Demystifying ObamaCare,'' by David G. Brown, who is a doctor. It was helpful enough to me that I thought I would share a part of it with anybody listening. It always fascinates me when we are here talking and maybe somebody is listening. Page 7 starts out by talking about, ``How Does ObamaCare Look After Seven Years?'' Incidentally, this one is all well documented and footnoted, which is one of the unusual things about this book. It is not just speculation on his part--it is a lot of research that he has done and shared. He says: ObamaCare actually reduces insurance market competition by strict rules, regulations, and mandates. ObamaCare significantly increases healthcare cost by the way it attempts to assist those who cannot afford coverage. ObamaCare does not tackle the underlying causes of increased costs. Instead, it worsens the factors that drive up the cost of healthcare with the addition of mandates, regulations, and taxes. ObamaCare does nothing to decrease the factors that increase costs. ObamaCare has increased the total number of healthcare spending. The cost is not $938 billion dollars, but now is $2.6 trillion dollars over 10 years, or almost 3 times the original figure.…”