NEW CASTLE —
Editor, The News:
One big myth about “Obamacare” is that it will raise the national debt by trillions of dollars.
This is completely false. The Congressional Budget Office has said that the deficit will be reduced by $109 billion from 2013 to 2022 if the law stays in effect.
This is because “Obamacare” does raise taxes to pay for the program. For example, couples making more than $250,000 a year will pay a 0.9 percent wage tax. No attempt was made to pay for the Medicare drug plan passed under George Bush. It was estimated to add about $150 billion to our national debt between 2009 and 2011.
Because of the Supreme Court ruling, Medicaid expansion will be optional for the states. Gov. Tom Corbett has fought the law even though it will greatly expand the number of low-income residents covered by the assistance program.
A family of four could be covered to just over $30,000 in income. However, they don’t have to take the coverage. For the first three years, the federal government will reimburse states 100 percent of the cost of expanding coverage beginning in 2014. By 2020, the coverage goes down to 90 percent.
The public should keep in mind that this is a way to help the working poor. These are people who are trying to be responsible citizens but don’t have coverage through their job.
The $700 billion cut in Medicare spending under “Obamacare” will be achieved by paying less to hospitals that aren’t offering quality care to patients and not by cutting individual benefits or doctor’s compensation.
It is estimated that the cuts will extend the solvency of Medicare for about eight years from 2016 to 2024.
David Brenneman
Quail Lane
New Wilmington
Letters to the Editor
Health care measure won’t add to deficit
- Letters to the Editor
-
-
Letter to the Editor E-form
Send Letter to the Editor E-form
-
Consider the meaning of being an American
Editor, The News: As Independence Day approaches, let’s take time to reflect on what America means and what it means to be American.
-
Merchant Marine paid high price during war
Editor, The News: Most people do not know anything about the value and casualties of the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II. The ships were called Liberty Ship and had the job to bring vital supplies to war fronts.
-
Politicians distort truth for their own purposes
Editor, The News: Looking back to my childhood, I remember learning about how a young man, our first president, George Washington, was credited with the accolade of not being able to tell a lie.
-
Letter distorts reality to back right-wing views
Editor, The News: I am sometimes asked where my contribution to this page has been, and my usual reply is that I’m taking a break at a busy time and others need to express their views.
-
City street closings are OK only for some
Editor, The News: I think it is too bad the city can close down a street for fireworks, but not for a great car show like other cities do.
-
Community displays support with blood
Editor, The News: We would like to comment on the many wonderful people who showed up at the Union Township Municipal Building on May 30 to give blood.
-
Ohio State president’s Catholic comments hit
Editor, The News: After reading the Ohio State President Gordon Gee’s remarks about my Catholic Church, I have a few words of my own.
-
America’s welfare system gives but it also takes
Editor, The News: You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.
-
News media cover up for Obama administration
Editor, The News: The media are either smitten, terrified or shut out from the Obama administration, enabling tyranny to rule.
- More Letters to the Editor Headlines
-
Letter to the Editor E-form
