Obamacare’s broken promises

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It turns out that the most damning critique of Obamacare comes from President Obama himself.

In 2008, then-candidate Obama repeatedly promised that his proposed health care reform would reduce health insurance premiums by an average of $2,500 per family by the end of his first term. That pledge to cut premiums for hard-working Americans, who are swamped by rising health care costs, was a major selling point in promoting and passing his sweeping new health care law.

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