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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

THREE MARTINI LUNCH: MARCH 19, 2014

Jim and Greg are generally encouraged by the results of the Illinois primaries, groan as experts predict a doubling of health insurance premiums under Obamacare, and have a surprisingly detailed discussion about the departure of the White House pastry chef.



ObamaCare sticker shock: Get ready for your jacked-up premiums to double, or even triple
The third of Barack Obama's Big Lies, after "you can keep your plan" and "you can keep your doctor," was his promise that Americans would save quite a bit of money on insurance under ObamaCare.  In fact, he spoke of families saving a cool $2500 a year.  As with all socialist redistribution schemes, there are some people doing better under the Affordable Care Act… but most of us are not, and quite a few Americans are reeling from incredible premium hikes, followed up by enormous deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs if they actually try to use their benefits.
And it's going to get worse.  A lot worse.  You have scarcely begun to pay for Obama's folly, America.
The horror stories keep piling up, faster than Democrats can scream they're all a bunch of liars.  A Nevada man lamed Larry Basich fought his way into the bug storm on ObamaCare launch day, kept plugging away at the garbage ObamaCare computer systems until November, finally managed to buy a plan and pay his first premium, then suffered a heart attack, requiring triple bypass surgery… at which point he discovered the "confused" state ObamaCare exchange never actually assigned him to an insurance provider...
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Rauner Victory Raises GOP Hopes in Illinois Governor's Race

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