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JacquelineBrevik
Ms.Gardner
English10H2

6May2015
ABitterPill
ThePatientProtectionandAffordableCareAct,orotherwiseknownasObamaCare,was
passedbyPresidentBarackObamaonMarch21,2010.

ObamaCaresgoalistogivemore
Americansaccesstoaffordable,qualityhealthinsuranceandtoreducethegrowthinU.S.health
carespending,
ObamaCareFacts
insistsaboutthebill.Thisbillaimstoprovideinexpensive,
governmentsponsoredhealthinsurancetoU.S.residents.Throughtaxmoney,businessesare
legallyrequiredtoadministerthishealthcoveragetotheiremployees.Notwithstanding,
imperfectionsplaguethebill.Intheory,thenationalizedhealthcarethatObamaCareoffersdoes
indeedappearbeneficial
however,thebill'sfiscalerrors,ineffectiveexecution,andabsenceof
transparencyhaveproventobedetrimentaltothewelfareofAmerica.
ManyAmericansdo,however,viewObamaCareaseffectivemeanstoacquiresufficient
healthinsurance.Thesesupportersarguethatthebillhasevidentlyimprovedtheaccessibility
Americanshavetosatisfyingcoverage.Somehaveindeedbenefitedfromthelawsstipulations.
As
RollingStone
sRobinMartyreportedin
SixStoriesofObamacareAlreadyMakinga
Difference,45,000peoplesignedupforthebillbeforeitwentintoeffect.
Thebenefitsenjoyed
byaportionofthebill'susersareusedbyproponentstoclaimObamacareisgenerallyeffective
(
RollingStone
).Inthearticle,severalAmericanssharetheirsuccessstories,citingObamaCareas
acrucialsteptotheirprosperity.Ofcourse,therearedefinitelygoingtobesomepeoplewho

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havefavorableObamaCareexperienceshowever,thesewereonlysixAmericansoutofthe
millionsenrolledinthebill.Althoughthebillhasimprovedthehealthcoverageofaselectfew,
thatisessentiallyamereminorityofcitizens.
Otherstatisticsindicatethatthiscoveragedoesnotsatiatethemedicalneedsofthe
averageAmerican.InOctoberof2013,
Economist
reportedthatoverhalfofAmericansare
unsatisfiedwiththelawsomeofwhichwereDemocrats.Ifonly39%approveofthebill
(
Economist
),ObamaCaremightnotbearobusthealthcaresystem,butratherabitterpillto
swallow.
Asidefromthebasictenets,thelawsarchitectsmaintainthatthebillisafaironethe
samestipulationsapplyingtotheaverageAmericanareadditionallysaidtoapplyto
Congressionalmembersandtheirfamilies(WayneMadsenofMcClatchyNewspapers).When
reviewingthesetenetsandstipulations,onemightquestionhowourgovernmentisableto
sponsorsuchaproject.Theanswerissimpleviataxes,subsidies,andregulations.Thecosts
taxpayersmustpayarenotnecessarilyanylessexpensiveGraceMarieTurnerof
McClatchy
Newspapers
dissectsRichardFostersresearchonhealthinsuranceforfamilies.Accordingtohis
findings,

Americanswillspendanaverageof$265moreperpersonayearonhealthinsurance
by2019.Thisincreasedirectlynegatesthepresidentsattempttosavefamiliesmoneyon
coverage.Therefore,onecouldmaketheargumentthatthegovernmentsfundsforObamaCare
arebeingessentiallywasted.Aretheextrememeasurestakentoaccommodatethelaw
legitimatelynecessary?Thismoneywesetasidecouldpotentiallybeusedforalternativecauses
(environmentalism,theWaronTerror,payingoffnationaldebt,etc.).

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Despitetheideologicaldifferencesofbothsides,acommongroundcanbereached.
ObamaCarehasenjoyedatleastpartialsuccess,asstatedearlier.Nonetheless,
thissuccesshas
beenattainedtoanimmenselymediocreextentasawhole,theflawsofthelawpulverizeany
conceivablesufficiency.Asreportedby
Forbes
,theacthascostbothtaxpayersandtheU.S.
governmentaliketrillionsofdollars.Obamacarepromisestoinsuremorepeopleunfortunately,
31millionAmericansareestimatedtobewithouthealthinsuranceby2021(
Forbes
).More
radicalamountsofmoneycontinuetobespentattemptingtoprovidehealthinsurance.Withthe
cringeworthyamountofdebttheU.S.suffersfromalready,areadditionalexpensesneeded?
PresidentObamacontinuallyinsiststhatthebillsavesthecountrymoneyhowever,thisclaim
hasbeeninvalidatedonnumerousoccasionsviatherapidlyincreasing,orskyhigh,costsof
healthcare(Moore).ThisbillsincompetenceposesadirethreattoAmericansatlarge.Dueto
thisinsufficiency,nationalexpenseswillcontinuetoincrease,dozensofmillionswillbe
uninsured,andmostoftheoneswhoareinsuredreceiveunsatisfactoryinsurance.Hence,our
countrymen'shealthwillplummetoncemore,alongwiththeailingAmericaneconomy.Since
thelawhurtsAmericanissuesasopposedtomendingthem,whydoesitremainineffect?
AnothercrucialaspecttoabillthatObamacaredoesnotexhibitistransparency.The
recentGrubergatescandalisaclassicexampleofthis.Videofootageofwasleakedshowing
MITprofessorJonathanGruber,oneofObamaCaresleadarchitects,notonlyconfessing,but
praisingthelackoftransparencyProfessorGruberlikewisewentonaboutthestupidityofthe
Americanvoter(Howley).Thesecommentsthemselvesarealmostasoutrageousasthefactthat
theywereignoredatlargebythemajorityoftheleftistmedia,whichconvenientlyendorses
PresidentObamainunwavering,questionablyunconditionalfashion.Grubersadmissionwas

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notthefirstimbecilicremarkmadeaboutthebill,unfortunately.InMarchof2010,Minority
LeaderNancyPelosiignorantlyasserted,Wehavetopassthebillsothatyoucanfindout
whatsinit(
WashingtonPost
).Suchaclaimshouldhavebeenconsideredawarningof
disreputableintent.Ifabilldoesnotincludetransparencytobeginwith,it'sarchitectsprobably
havequestionablemotives.
Overall,Obamacare'sfiscalirresponsibility,poorimplementationandlackof
transparencymakeforanultimatelyuntrustworthyandobsoletelaw.Ourhealthasacountryis
dependentonthequalityandefficiencyofourhealthcareifObamacarefails,sodoesour
wellbeing.Wecanchoosetovote,protest,anddowhateverelsenecessarytorepealthebill.We
havethepowertodeterminewhatcoverageisbestforusindividuallythatshouldnotbeupto
thegovernment.

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