Pelosi said Obama was for alot of things while he was campaigning to bad he is not for or against them now that he is President.
On the Campaign trail
But But what are the Dems talking about now
"Cadillac tax" on high-cost insurance plans to pay for their health care reform bill. Is Obama impressed now? :? I bet the Union bosses that put him and the Dems in office aren't. :wink:
On the Campaign trail
Obama levying a pointed attack on the health plan of John McCain before laying out the details of his own. Obama called McCain's plan "radical," charging that McCain, "taxes health care benefits for the first time in history."
According to the McCain campaign Web site, under his plan, "every family will receive a direct refundable tax credit -- effectively cash -- of $2,500 for individuals and $5,000 for families to offset the cost of insurance. Families will be able to choose the insurance provider that suits them best and the money would be sent directly to the insurance provider." In order to pay for this plan, however, McCain in part suggests taxing employer-provided health benefits.
The McCain campaign says the plan is designed to give individuals more choices, and the tax credit is larger than the one families receive now. But predictably, Obama is not impressed.
He told supporters in Virginia, "It's the same approach George W. Bush floated a few years ago. It was dead on arrival in Congress. But if Senator McCain were to succeed where George Bush failed, it very well could be the beginning of the end of our employer-based health care system." Obama has been trying to tie John McCain to the unpopular 43rd president any chance he gets.
And Obama charged, "under the McCain plan, at least 20 million Americans will lose the insurance they rely on from their workplace."
But But what are the Dems talking about now
"Cadillac tax" on high-cost insurance plans to pay for their health care reform bill. Is Obama impressed now? :? I bet the Union bosses that put him and the Dems in office aren't. :wink: