And, disturbingly, the tag for each day actually fits within the folk melody of Frederic Austin's familiar English Christmas carol.
On The 1st Day Of ObamaCare, Democrats Gave To Me ... A Nightmare For My Family: Part one of the series highlights the overall nightmare that ObamaCare presents to middle-class families all across America. According to the Los Angeles Times, middle-class families will face "hefty increases on their insurance bills" due to ObamaCare. Read more at: "For Many Families, ObamaCare Isn't A Reason To Be Jolly"
On The 2nd Day Of ObamaCare, Democrats Gave To Me ... Two Times The Cost: Part two of the series highlights how ObamaCare's higher costs are coming to town for Christmas. Politico reports that new ObamaCare insurance rules are driving premiums for middle-income families "way up - in some cases doubling them, or more." Read more at: "ObamaCare's Higher Costs Are Coming To Town"
On The 3rd Day Of ObamaCare, Democrats Gave To Me ... Fewer Physicians: Part three of the series highlights how physicians got run over by ObamaCare and Americans are losing their doctors. The Associated Press found that, in many states, new ObamaCare plans "offer a narrow choice of hospitals and doctors." Read more at: "Physician Got Run Over By ObamaCare"
On The 4th Day Of ObamaCare, Democrats Gave To Me ... Four-Oh-Four Errors: Part four of the series highlights how Americans are struggling with a trainwreck of a website that has already cost taxpayers $700 million and continues to miss deadlines. The Obama Administration has admitted they spent at least $677 million on the error-prone ObamaCare exchanges at HealthCare.gov. Read more at: "Yule Log In Someday"
On The 5th Day Of ObamaCare, Democrats Gave To Me ... Five Million Cancelled Plans: Part five of the series highlights how Americans can't keep their healthcare plans because of Obama's Lie of the Year. PolitiFact awarded Obama's promise that, "if you like your health plan, you can keep it," the Lie of the Year after five million Americans received cancellation notices due to ObamaCare. Read more at: "All I Want For Christmas Is My Cancelled Plan"
On The 6th Day Of ObamaCare, Democrats Gave To Me ... Six-In-Ten Disapprovin: Part six of the series highlights the reality that ObamaCare is dragging down high-profile democrats who are vulnerable in 2014. The latest Quinnipiac poll found that nearly six-in-ten Americans oppose ObamaCare - 39% support the law and 57% oppose it. Read more at: "Down Through The Chimney Democrats' Polling Drops"
On The 7th Day Of ObamaCare, Democrats Gave To Me ... Businesses-A-Closing: Part seven of the series highlights the damage that ObamaCare is doing to employers all across the country. A Chamber of Commerce poll of small business owners found that ObamaCare now surpasses economic uncertainty as the number one challenge facing employers. Read more at: "ObamaCare Is A Lump Of Coal For Employers"
On The 8th Day Of ObamaCare, Democrats Gave To Me ... Coverage A' Dropping: Part eight of the series highlights how millions of Americans are set to lose their employer-sponsored insurance after ObamaCare created uncertainty for employers. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that, over the next decade, seven million fewer people will have employer-based health insurance, thanks to ObamaCare. Read more at: "Visions Of Dropped Policies Danced In Their Heads"
On The 9th Day Of ObamaCare, Democrats Gave To Me ... All The Unions Begging: Part nine of the series highlights how ObamaCare threatens the Democrats' relationship with unions that was once so tender and mild. Turns out even the unions aren't happy with ObamaCare as they begin to feel its effects. The Obama Administration moved to exempt their union allies from new ObamaCare fees after labor groups loudly complained that they would cost many members their health insurance. Read more at: "All Isn't Calm, All Isn't Bright"
On The 10th Day Of ObamaCare, Democrats Gave To Me ... Lots Of Paychecks Shrinking: Part ten of the series highlights one more direct-to-wallet impact for American families. According to an Aon Hewitt study, since ObamaCare was passed in 2010, employee out-of-pocket costs at large companies have increased 41 percent. Read more at: "The Ghost Of Paychecks Past"
On The 11th Day Of ObamaCare, Democrats Gave To Me ... Online Hackers Stealing: Part eleven of the series highlights how across the country, state and federal ObamaCare exchange websites have been breached. Before launching HealthCare.gov, the Obama Administration failed to adequately test parts of the website that store sensitive personal information, like birthdates and social security numbers. Read more at: "How The Grinch Stole My Personal Information"
On The 12th Day Of ObamaCare, Democrats Gave To Me ... Twelve Parts Delaying: Part twelve of the series highlights how, with ObamaCare still not ready for prime time, President Obama has been forced to continually postpone programs or scrap key provisions of the law. Read more at: "Delay Bells Ring, Are You Listening?"
So, yeah, Merry Christmas, America; here's your government-issue lump of coal. As the RNC research team points out on the #obamacosts website, ObamaCare is costing Americans everyday in terms of higher taxes, fewer jobs, and quality and access to care. Worse, President Obama and Democrats refuse to acknowledge that the law is a train wreck. Following is perhaps the best deconstruction of ObamaCare that I've seen yet, and well worth the 17 minutes.
