Obamacare's '20 Million' Number Is Fake

The Daily Signal
Jan. 17, 2017
Good morning from Washington, where Donald Trump assumes the presidency in little more than 72 hours. We've got stories on two of Trump's top priorities: Josh Siegel reports on parts of the southern border without a fence, much less a wall, and Melissa Quinn looks into what Republican lawmakers' repeal of Obamacare means for ordinary Americans. Plus: Genevieve Wood on the inflated number of Obamacare sign-ups, Nolan Peterson on Ukraine's spy turned anti-corruption warrior, and Walter Williams on liberals' wrongheadedness about crime.
Commentary

Obamacare's '20 Million' Number Is Fake

You hear it over and over again: "This will be catastrophic for the 20 million people who were previously uninsured but now have coverage! You can't take away their health care!" Here are the facts.

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Republicans say they want consumers to keep their health coverage, and continue receiving any subsidies, until Congress can pass a replacement that may not kick in until 2019.

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Ukraine's Former Top Spy Goes After a New Enemy: Corruption

"At stake is survival of the country," says Valentyn Nalyvaichenko. "At stake is whether we'll finally get rule of law and a functioning state instead of chaos, corruption, weakness, and [being] not capable to defend our territory and the country."

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Commentary

How the Left's Narrative on Crime Makes Communities Worse Off

Listening to the news media and the Black Lives Matter movement, one would think that black deaths at the hands of police are the major problem.

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Flashback

One Nebraska Woman Lost Her Health Insurance 3 Times Under Obamacare

"We have a president who said, If you like your plan, you can keep it. If you like your doctor, you can keep it. You will have choices," says Pamela Weldin. "All three things were an outright lie."

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