This is so big, I'm not sure where to begin...let's take the shotgun approach.
News reported this weekend that Obama announced a study indicating that small businesses pay more for employee for health insurance than big corporations, citing that this was "unsustainable -- it's unacceptable." He continued on to say, "And it's going to change when I sign health insurance reform into law."
An interesting claim as HR 3200, clearly states the opposite. In fact, the house version proposes that employers with payrolls above $250,000 must offer health insurance or face a surtax of as much as 8 percent. The Senate version requires all businesses with more than 25 employees to provide health insurance or pay a $750 fine per year.
For those who may not be familiar with the insurance company business, the larger the pool of participants, the lower the cost to those participants. Forcing small businesses to have health insurance will not change this dynamic unless Obama institutes one thing which he claims he is not doing, and will never do, and that is a single payer system.
But let's check his actual stance on this.
Obama presents the beginnings of his campaign to the AFL-CIO.
Obama denies the claims he is for a Single Payer system on the Today Show.
John Boehner's response to Obama's 7-22-09 address on health care. Pay particular note to 1:30 onward.
A curious note. Obama has a 'tell'. For those who don't play cards, a 'tell' is a tick, or mannerism, or some affectation that occurs out of the norm when a player is lying. With Obama, this is a stutter. Notice on this next clip, it goes away once he gets back into his scripted dialogue.
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