The Fine Print

When he finally got around to shilling for his version of health care reform, Mr. Obama said "My proposal would bring down the cost of health care for millions — families, businesses and the federal government." At the time, the real experts on health care predicted that, because Mr. Obama's plan is based entirely on so-called "free market" mechanisms, it could not possibly reduce costs. Now the government acknowledges that medical costs, under the new legislation, will increase. So Mr. Obama is backtracking. What he really meant was that your spending for health care will rise from 17% of your budget to only 20% of your budget, instead of the 25% or so without reform. That's change we can believe in (not). Don't expect many Democrats to run for reelection on their health care reform accomplishments...