I refer to a front-page article appearing in Sunday’s edition in the Times Record by John Lyon of the Arkansas News Bureau titled “Health-Insurance Exchange (Obamacare) means jobs”!  Did any seasoned Arkansans/Americans ever think they would see the day when our once preeminent republic would be partially dependent on state/national welfare jobs and brag about it, and to what end? For example, Obamacare adding over ¼ million of additional underachieving Arkansans and illegal Mexicans to the welfare rolls?  The projected number now is over 266,000.

Remember Nancy Pelosi bloviating “we will not know what’s in Obamacare until we pass it”? Nothing has changed.   In Arkansas, Cynthia Crone, who is running the corrupt economic debacle said  “How many certified application counselors will be involved in the process is not known”. Same for “Navigators & Guides” (to be explained.)

Citizens, do you begin to understand the magnitude of this Obama theft (Obamacare) and its dependency creation? Brought to us originally by gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross and now by team leader Senator Jake Files (R), and tagalongs Senator Holland, Reps. Altes, Eubanks, Malone, McGill & others, after state Chamber of Commerce CEO Randy Zook instructed the aforementioned 6 as to what their marching orders were, i.e. enacting so-called important reforms to the Medicaid system—Obamacare,  eliminating costly taxes. Can Zook be that stupid or just another lie? Later, Zook congratulated the 6 for their votes to enact Obamacare.  Recall that Randy Zook is the grand wizard that promotes cheap labor, open borders, tort reform (legislators set awards instead of juries), and taxpayer subsidized health insurance.   Examples of corporate welfare. The above mentioned 6, with the aid of other elected, unconstitutional midgets, put the cost of Arkansas’ welfare healthcare squarely on the backs of the middleclass, while hundreds of corporations have received permission to opt out of Obamacare.

In a nutshell here are the beginnings of the Arkansas state health insurance exchanges.  There are 4 entry level categories that must be discharged before any form of implementation can begin. $$$$$$$$

1.    Navigators—will educate and assist consumers.
2.    Guides—duplication of navigators…will work with governmental & nongovernmental entities.
3.    Certified Counselors—perform same functions as first 2.
4.    Agents, Brokers—favored insurance companies get all the non-governmental business.

What is the cost of the above—oh yes, we won’t know until enacted…and that is just the tip. If ‘Arkansas Obamacare requires Navigators, Guides, Certified Counselors, Agents & Brokers just to introduce this monstrosity, any fool can quickly see Obamacare is a nation killer.

Now comes the most bombastic statement of all. Citizens can always count on State insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford, (the uber in the taxpayer trough) who stated “hiring people to help Arkansans enroll in the exchange, it is not creating a new bureaucracy”.  Say again, Commish?  Bradford continues by stating “It’s going to be privatized”.  Let’s see if I understand…the Feds ($17 TRILLION in debt) are allegedly paying Arkansas to administer the grand theft which will ultimately diminish the quality & quantity of healthcare in Arkansas for all, but they are going to let private enterprise administer it?  Sure they are. Government does not relinquish power, ever. The Fed is allegedly paying for the first 3 years, who pays after that?  Welfare numbers are not static.

We can thank the aforementioned six for their desertion of the middleclass and for betraying their campaign promises of smaller government, reduced taxation and individual initiatives. One final note, to underscore, there has been no citizen uprising demanding membership in the state exchange. State Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) who was against the exchange corruption stated, “My understanding is they’ll more or less go door to door and sign people up”. This of course smells precisely like former Gov. Huckabee’s Arkids First giveaway.  Use primetime taxpayer subsidized advertising to beg people to join.

Who represents the middleclass…no one.  Are these Republicans “public servants” or self-servants?

Joe McCutchen
Fort Smith

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