As we reported earlier today, the current house version of HR 3200 will cost America $1.8 trillion according to the CBO.  There is an alternative bill proposed by Republicans that would cost the American taxpayer $61 billion over 10 years, which is $1.7 trillion less than the house bill being voting on this weekend.

The CBO scored a substitute amendment to H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, that would cost only $61 billion over 10 years or roughly 6% of the cost of the Democrat sponsored bill being forced down the throat of the American people.

This bill does not attack our freedom by forcing Americans to buy health insurance. 

Additionally, the bill provides for over $41 billion in savings from tort reform which isn’t even addressed in the Democrat sponsored version of the bill.

The problems that most liberals have with this bill is that it doesn’t create hundreds of new federal agencies to control the delivery of health care, but takes a few commonsense measures that would reduce the cost of health insurance for everyone without forcing our children into debt or relying on tricks and lies to hold down the cost of the bill.

Americans need to ask themselves, why would we spend $1.7 trillion to create a huge federal buracracy when we can reduce the cost of healthcare at a much greater cost.  At the very least, we should implement smaller measures to gauge their impacts before allowing the government to take over a large amount of our economy.

How can Pelosi be so far off from the $1.8 trillion estimate?  Here is a hint, she isn’t trying to be truthful when trying to sell Obamacare to the American people.

What the Democrats have done is asked the CBO to score the bill as written.  The bill delays all spending until 2013, but raises taxes in 2010.  If effect, she puts 10 years of funding toward 7 years of costs.  When the CBO re-scores the bill starting at 2013 to 2022, the bill will cost the American taxpayer $1.8 trillion.

Truly accounting for the costs also means that Pelosi is not being truthful about her bill not raising the deficit.  According to the CBO, when scored correctly, the Pelosi version of Obamacare will add $650 billion to the deficit.

Pelosi is now pushing to have a vote on the bill this Saturday under the cover of darkness all the while keeping the American people in the dark by not meeting her pledge to publish the bill 72 hours before the vote.

Americans need to call their representatives in congress today to voice their opposition to the bill.  You can find the contact number for your representative here.  Make sure your representative knows that not only do you not support the bill, but you will actively seek to have them voted out of office if they support this bill.