by Ken Vincent, Featured Contributor
IT SEEMS that there is general agreement that the true cost to US taxpayers of the ACA is impossible to nail down. That is for a lot of reasons, among them are: It is unclear exactly how many people have bought insurance under the plan; It is unclear how many small companies will provide insurance vs. pay the penalty/tax; It is 
unclear how many are getting subsidies, or will be allowed to get subsidies; and it is unclear how many illegal aliens are in the program and whether or not they will be identified and flushed out.
In any case, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates the minimal cost will be $36 billion in 2014, and $1.4 trillion in each of the years from 2015-2024.
While we can all agree on the theory that all citizens should have access to affordable health care, I have to wonder if we can all agree on where it becomes unaffordable.
As a side note, in a recent test where 12 applications with phony SS numbers were used, 11 of them were approved. In a similar test using 6 illegal aliens names and no SS numbers, all 6 were approved, with one later declined due to not being able to verify earnings.
It is pretty clear that there are major flaws in the law. So, what should be done? Should we try to patch it together, or trash it and start over? Is the ideal of all citizens having affordable health insurance and care even achievable?
What do you think?
