From the Schilling for Congress campaign (17th District)…
Reason #15: Phil Hare voted for the government takeover of healthcare
EAST MOLINE, IL–The Bobby Schilling for Congress campaign unveiled the 15th reason in their “20 Reasons to Vote Out Phil Hare” series. The series focuses on Phil Hare’s record and explains why he does not deserve re-election. The campaign will release one reason per day up until the election.
Reason #15 to Vote Phil Hare Out of Office: Phil Hare voted for the government takeover of healthcare.
This past March, the Democrat-controlled Congress passed one of the worst bait-and-switches in American history. They promised health insurance for everyone, lower costs, and complete transparency. Instead, they rammed through a bill with major tax increases, more job losses, back room deals, cuts in Medicare, and increased healthcare costs across the board.
Despite previous assertions to the contrary, President Obama recently said, “We didn’t think we were going to cover 30 million people for free.” That much is clear, as this enormous bill is set to cost $2.5 trillion over ten years.
The new bill adds more than $475 billion in new taxes to the tax code, including:
- An individual mandate tax that forces small businesses to pay for their employees’ healthcare plans or pay a fee.
- A “1099” tax requiring all small businesses to report any expenditures more than $600.
- A “medical devices” tax that will raise healthcare costs for seniors, veterans and the disabled.
- A 5% tax on cosmetic surgeries with no exception for trauma or disfiguring diseases.
- A 10% tanning tax.
According to the National Federation of Independent Business, the healthcare bill will cost 1.6 million jobs by 2014.
In addition to raising taxes, the bill cut more than half a trillion dollars from Medicare benefits for seniors. More than 105,000 seniors in Illinois will no longer have Medicare Advantage. The average cut per beneficiary will be $3,100.
Recent reports have also indicated that healthcare costs are still increasing. More than 23 million people will still be uninsured by 2019.
The bill is so bad that the senior congressional staff who helped write the law exempted themselves from having to comply with its provisions.
Bobby Frederick, communications director for Bobby Schilling for Congress, said that the health care bill is just another in a long line of examples of Washington Democrats thinking they know better than the people they represent.
“The majority of Americans and people in Illinois disagreed with this approach to health care reform, yet Democrats rammed it through anyway,” said Frederick. “Passing legislation that pushes new taxes, kills job growth and cuts a half trillion dollars from Medicare for our seniors is no way to run a country. Illinois needs a change and this Democrat Congress has proved it is blind to the will of the people. If you want change, vote for Bobby Schilling on November 2nd.”
Bobby Schilling, a native of Rock Island, graduated from Alleman High School and attended Black Hawk College. Schilling, a local business owner, is the Republican candidate for the 17th Congressional District in Illinois. Bobby is running on a platform of bringing jobs and real representation back to the 17th District. Earlier this year, Schilling conducted a 34-city “Bob’s for Jobs” tour, where he met with voters and employers all across the 17th District. Schilling was recently named an official ‘Young Gun’ by the National Republican Congressional Committee in their Young Guns program of top tiered races.
For more information about Bobby Schilling, please visit his website at http://www.bobby2010.com.