Good News/Bad News

This morning another old-timer like me and I were discussing the $17.5Trillion debt that Americans are struggling through now. We were discussing the spending problem our government is having now. My "old-timer" friend remarked, "Yeah, we just took in $1.4Trillion in revenue, but spent $2.3Trillion....that sure is gonna make the national debt grow".  

We weren't loud, the gym wasn't crowded, and most of other gym members had their ear-buds in listening to their own music.  Suddenly we hear from behind us, "Hey Dudes...how come you old farts are always trying to scare everybody"? We turned, and there he was; a twenty-something year old covered in tattoos, body piercings throughout his face, and stringy hair that looked like it hadn't been washed in a week.

We just ignored him, but that didn't stop him. He kept it going, "Sure, you old foggies don't care if thirty million people don't get good health care, or worry about mothers and kids going to bed hungry. Someone's gotta take care of these people".  I just couldn't let that go, so I replied, "And who do you propose is going to pay for all the those millions getting healthcare"?

Of course I knew his reply before he uttered it, "The rich fat cats on Wall Street, and people like you that hoard all your money in investment programs instead of helping people out".  

I just shook my head and walked away. However, it did give me an idea on how to finish today's blog with my assessments of Good News/Bad News.

Good news is set an all-time record of taking in revenue. Bad news is we're spending at a rate of nearly ten percent more than we take in.

 Good news is under Obamacare millions of uninsured Americans will now get health care coverage.  Bad news is the Obamacare enthusiasts can't find seven million healthy youths to start making premium payments to sustain this atrocity.

Good news; HHS lady Sebilius says five million people have already signed up for Obamacare. Bad news; Less than twenty per cent of enrolees are  in the 18-35 age range. More bad news on this; over six million have had their healthcare policies cancelled.

Good news is Barry Soetero claimed the cost of your monrhly Obamacare premium would be less than your monthly cell phone bill.  Bad news is Barry Soetero later claimed that in order to afford your monthly Obamacare premium you should cancel your cell phone, AND your TV cable.

Good news; Barry Soetero promised that American families would save on average $2,500. a year with Obamacare. Bad news; the CBO has calculated that it will cost on average an additional $2,500 year in Obamacare premiums.

Good news is WH spox Canarie Carny touting that over five million have signed up for Obamacare. Bad news is the White House or Sebelius can't tell us how many enrolees have sent in their first premium payment.

Good news is Barry Soetero claimed that getting to sign uup for Obamacare was as easy as going on line to book a trip through Travelocity. Bad news is that the Obamacare website has crashed so many times that it has been deemed a computer program nightmare, and has been down more than it has been up. Did I mention that there are states now suing Barry because of Obamarcare, and Oregon has no one signed up yet.

Good news is progressive libs keep screaming that we should all accept that four years ago Obamacare was signed into law, and we must live by it. Bad news is that nearly seventy per cent of Americans want Obamacare repealed.

And may I close with just one question: If Obamacare is now mandated into law, why is Barry Soetero and his pack still trying to sell it to Americans, while million of youths still refusing to sign up?

And that's Politics with Pete for today...God bless our country...and our troops