The health care reform law will hurt rather than help the economy. Obamacare is not just a huge tax hike. It’s also a major spending entitlement that’s already pegged at $2.5 trillion and will increase the federal debt burden much faster than the GDP expands. Bankrupting the economy is not exactly a job-creator. The law also includes new taxes on employers that don't offer "creditable" coverage, taxes on medical device manufacturers and taxes on pharmaceutical and insurance companies that will be passed along to consumers in the form of higher prices and premiums. New insurance regulations will also sharply raise the costs of health insurance for young and healthy Americans. Rather than paring back or ration



