The statists are claiming Obamacare is now a success.
Needless to say, I think this is a laughable assertion. Indeed, I shared a very clever graphic from Ted Cruz to help explain why it’s hardly a big achievement to destabilize the insurance market and then coerce and/or bribe some people into using Obamacare.
More recently, I debunked the claim that government-caused inefficiency in the current healthcare system somehow is an argument for a single-payer system.
But I’m getting tired of kicking the dead horse of government-run healthcare. As time passes, it will become increasingly apparent that Obamacare is making things worse rather than better.
So I’d rather enjoy some laughs by sharing some Obamacare cartoons.
Let’s start with this Nate Beeler gem about Obama “succeeding” after the goalposts were moved.
Reminds me of this funny cartoon from Gary Varvel.
And speaking of Varvel, he doesn’t seem to think that Obamacare will become more popular over time.
It’s amazing that some people think this botched system is a success. Let’s call it the soft bigotry of low expectations.
As Lisa Benson illustrates.
And if you agree that Obama is being graded on a curve by a biased press, the Glenn McCoy cartoon in this post also will make you chuckle.
And since I just mentioned Glenn McCoy, here’s his contribution today. Same theme as Varvel, and just as funny.
Last but not least, we have the award-winning Michael Ramirez.
I’m surprised, by the way, that I don’t see many cartoons using the Titanic analogy. Perhaps my memory is fading, but I think this cartoon from Eric Allie is the only other time that a ship heading toward an iceberg has appeared on my blog.
P.S. Since I’m a big advocate of reducing the burden of government spending, this chart from Mercatus is definitely worth sharing.
It shows the huge amount of fraud and waste in many government programs.
But remember that we don’t want to shrink the federal government because of waste, fraud, and abuse.
We want Washington to be smaller because we respect the Constitution and think it’s wrong to trap people in government dependency.
And, needless to say, the easiest way to make matters worse is to acquiesce to higher taxes. That would give politicians an excuse to spend even more money and surely kill any chances of meaningful entitlement reform.
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