Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is putting a malicious spin on the Affordable Care Act with the help of vicious mastermind Evil, Dr. Evil.
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Still leading the charge to get rid of the Affordable Care Act, Cruz started 2014 out with a hilarious spin on the popular “Austin Powers” movies, channeling one of the series’ most sinister characters — Dr. Evil — with a meme on Twitter and Facebook. The Tea Party darling and face of the movement to defund Obamacare asked his more than 243,000 followers to join him in continuing to fight to eliminate the healthcare law.
Retweet if you agree we need a #FullRepeal of Obamacare! http://t.co/PIH8Z1lkEU pic.twitter.com/R7ztBvZcUO
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) January 2, 2014
Cruz’s call to action received more than 1,480 retweets and was shared more than 4,000 times on Facebook, with his sarcastic spin on the popular movie character going viral.
But the Texas Senator’s request for a full repeal of the Affordable Care Act demonstrates an evolution from simply looking to defund the law to eliminating it all together. Cruz’s office did not respond to Red Alert Politics’ request for comment at the time of publication.
As the Senate and House battled over a bill to keep the government open in October, Cruz staged a 21-hour filibuster-style speech centered around defunding Obamacare. Though the government ultimately shut down for two weeks, largely as a result of Senate Democrats inability to compromise with Republicans on repealing or defunding parts of the healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act was officially implemented Oct. 1.
But with Obamacare’s implementation came a non-functioning federal exchange, healthcare.gov, with millions receiving cancellation notices from insurance companies and word of increased premiums and deductibles — hardly making health insurance “affordable.”
And the affordability promised by President Obama continues to become more of a myth.
Though the federal and state exchanges officially opened for business Oct. 1, Americans who signed up for health insurance by Dec. 24 began receiving coverage Jan. 1. And with the new year came a slew of new — and hidden taxes.
According to The Heritage Foundation, the Affordable Care Act contains 18 specific tax hikes, mandate or penalties, with three that went into affect yesterday. Those three include the individual mandate tax, or the $95 penalty for failing to purchase health insurance, the health insurers tax, which is levied on insurance companies, and a reinsurance fee, a temporary fee on group health plans required of insurers.
