Ken Nelson

 
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My company’s health insurance rates went up 16% this year. They had been going up 12%, but that quote was pulled back, and another one issued that was higher. I was told, directly and explicitly, that the new increase was directly tied to the new Obamacare law. In particular, to new coverage they were required to provide.

Since I was already very happy with our coverage, I didn’t appreciate an additional $8,000 dollars annually to cover whatever bones Obama threw to various special interests who donated money to him and thus got coverage in this bill. Examples are OB/GYN coverage without referral, forcing health plans to cover early retirees, and restrictions on annual coverage limits.

This is how corruption works in America. Special interests donate a relatively small, but focused, amount to Obama and a few Senators.  Tens of thousands of small business owners like myself then each pay the interests $8,000 annually in new medical coverage we didn’t want.

Hundreds of thousands leverages billions in forced spending.

Welcome to modern America.  Where those who are supposed to serve us actually rob us blind.

Some will say this is how Democracy works. They will refer to “sausage making” and other cute anecdotes. But, I’d say, no… this is how corruption works. Democracy has nothing to do with it.