An attempt was made late last night to repeal the insurance tax, imposed on Americans, known affectionately as Obama Care. The attempt to repeal failed because Senator John McCain sided with the obstructionist Democrats, who are clearly trying to achieve a single payer health care system, modeled after socialist countries.
Two things to keep in mind here. The first, being that John McCain, was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer, and probably won’t survive long enough for a re-election bid in 2018. The second is to consider McCain’s cognitive ability presently. He has obviously been impacted, because of his previous stand on this issue.
Republicans need to allow this insurance tax to fail on its own and continue to remind everyone that this was the Democrat’s signature legislation during Obama’s tenure. The false narrative by the Democrats is that millions will lose coverage if the tax is repealed. The fact is that millions will lose coverage if the tax remains.
The whole problem with this insurance tax law is that the tail is wagging the dog here. Instead of insurance companies being taxed to cover health care for people, the people are being taxed to cover the insurers. Taxing the insurance businesses is far more practical than taxing individuals. Taxing the individual for health insurance that they may not want or need, to pay the insurance industry to give coverage to those in need, is simply put, Taxation Without Representation.
Anyone who has learned even basic American history knows what the probable outcome will be if this kind of taxation continues.