Another Obamacare lie exposed

Quantum Windbag

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Remember when the Republicans said that it would take the IRS would have to expand in order to enforce Obamacare and handle all the extra paperwork? Remember how the Democrats screamed that they were lying, and that Obamacare would not cost more than they said?

Guess what?

A Wednesday report from the National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA), an independent watchdog within the IRS, backed those claims, finding that the agency currently lacks the resources to take on the new duties.

"I have no doubt the IRS is capable of administering social programs, including healthcare," Nina Olson, head of the NTA, said in a statement. “But Congress must provide sufficient funding.”

Republicans quickly offered up a message to Democrats that boiled down to this: We told you so.

Tax report rehashes debate over cost effectiveness of healthcare reform law - The Hill's Healthwatch
 

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