Cost of ObamaCare in Senate? 2.5 trillion!
This is not an estimate from Heritage or Cato, this is from Max Baucus one of the principal architects of the Senates version of the bill. Straight from the horse's mouth as they say. Dems Admit That The Bill Will Cost “$2.5 Trillion” “Depending On Where You Start” SEN. MAX BAUCUS (D-MT): “Health Care Reform” Will Cost “$2.5 Trillion” SEN. MAX BAUCUS (D-MT): “Just for a second -- health care reform, whether you use a ten-year number or when you start in 2010 or start in 2014, wherever you start at, so it is still either $1 trillion or it's $2.5 Trillion, depending on where you start…” (Sen. Baucus, Floor Remarks, 12/2/09) ### SENATE REPUBLICAN COMMUNICATIONS CENTER The problem lies with the front loaded cost estimates whereby taxation starts early, but the programs start later. When taking a peek a few years into the future the costs pile up in a horrendous fashion and this is only what the government estimates! Remember the same government that estimated in 196