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Plenty of folk honestly thought Obama was on to something when it came to health. When we noted that he was up to no good, we were ignored.

Recall when BO told us that if we made under $250M / yr we would not see a tax increase to pay for this thing? He said Sep/9/09 that, “The middle class will realize greater security, not higher taxes,” when referring to his health plan.

Guess what? That was a ruse. Even our progressive pals have figured it out. From the Heritage Foundation: “Yale Law School professor Jack Balkin told a meeting of progressive activists last month that, ‘Obama has not been honest with the American people about the nature of this bill. This bill is a tax.’” BO has all kinds of new taxes in mind, but as Heritage continues, “None of these taxes touches the lives of every American as closely as the individual mandate to purchase health insurance. For the first time in American history, Obamacare forces all Americans to purchase a product or face sanction from the Internal Revenue Service. This is clearly a tax, as pointed out by ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos during a September 20th interview with the President himself.” Thank you George (and nice hair by the way).

But wait. There’s more. Really. See in the act, Title IX, subtitle A - Revenue Offset Provisions, Sec 9002. It seems that starting 2011 your W-2 will be increased by the value of the health ins you are given, even if you are retired. You’re a teacher and a big BO fan? Add $15,000 or $20,000 to your tax bill. Maybe now you’re in a higher bracket. Still like the guy? Sure you do. This is how BO will pay for the tiny fraction in the US who are uninsured, half of whom don’t care. You’re happy to make the sacrifice for these folk.

Robert Craven