Obamacare’s real future cost/benefit is unknown Re: “Tick, tick, tick: The cost of Obamacare is a time bomb,” Jan. 16 & “Obamacare reduces health care costs,” Jan. 19
David Bowen’s rebuttal to Examiner columnist Tim Carney is loaded with cliches, as have been all the articles I’ve read (both pro and con) about the Obama health care bill. While I am neutral on the debate, it is nevertheless instructive to call the public’s attention to the truth that none of these claims have been substantiated with a rigorous analysis of the facts. All we hear about the beneficial or detrimental aspects of the law are opinions and unsubstantiated statements based on so-called calculations of various contending groups, including the Congressional Budget Office speculating about “deficit reductions over the next 20 years.” How these consequences will play out over the long haul is left for the reader to accept by faith.
