Friday, March 28, 2014

BloggeRhythms

Not much new today, just some interesting statistics from Chris Stirewalt’s column on Fox News.com.
 
Mr. Stirewalt reports that “Our poll shows ObamaCare opposition continuing to ride high at 56 percent. The silver lining for President Obama in the AP poll is that the vast majority of Americans appear to be resigned to the fact that the law cannot be repealed.”
 
And then according to the The Hill,  “A report released Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation said that 83 percent of the 4.2 million people who had selected a plan as of March 1 had qualified for subsidies, which average nearly $3,000 per person.”
 
So, here’s what these two sets of statistics indicate.
 
If the majority of the population is correct, and the law truly cannot be repealed, the cost of the 83% of those signing up at an average of $3,000 each in government subsidies equates to $10,015,800. And if the ratio of sign-ups continues similarly, each additional million subscribers will cost $2,503,950.00.
 
When you add that amount to the $35.2 billion already spent on the health tax to date, this has to be the most expensive government program in history despite its unpopularity.
 
All of which means that the incumbent has put his party in a hole, voter-wise, it may never crawl out of. And, regarding the upcoming elections, all Republicans have to do is get their names on ballots and not self-destruct. Because the votes have been gift-wrapped and handed to them without having to lift a finger.
 
That’s it for today folks.
 
Adios

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