Substituting for Neal Asbury on his nationally syndicated “Neal Asbury’s Made in America” show on Radio America (now on 48 stations), was co-host Dr. Rich Roffman, who marveled at President Obama’s gymnastic gyrations trying to distance himself from his promise that “you can keep your current doctor and health plan” under Obamacare.
“Now he’s saying that he had always told people that they might not keep their current plans, although there are repeated news clips where he reiterated his claim that if you like your plan, you can keep it. Now 12 million people are finding that they were lied to,” said Dr. Roffman.
Made in America welcomed return guest Fred Wszolek from the Workforce Fairness Institute, who noted that labor unions are doing everything they can to keep their members from having to accept Obamacare, despite the fact they were the most vocal supporters of the ACA when it was first introduced.
“Although there will be a $63 charge for anyone who enrolls in Obamacare as a re-insurance surcharge, the unions are trying to exempt their members. Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO, gets whatever he wants due to his close relationship with the White House. But even he was not on board with the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 shutting down of Las Vegas,” noted Wszolek, who added that unions will still get anything they want because that’s the way Washington works these days.
Wszolek suggested that it’s obvious Obamacare isn’t working, and it’s not just the website.
Dr. Roffman segued to a discussion about cronyism as an “evil disease” that wastes money and leads to corruption.
“We all know that CGI got $668 million for the Obamacare website, but many may not know that a key CGI executive is a close friend of Michelle Obama. CGI got this job on a no-bid basis based on an original budget of $90 million. The worst part of this deal is not only did it go way over budget, but CGI is a Canadian company that didn’t hire any American tech people to work on it. Think of all the talented U.S. computer workers and recent graduates in the U.S. that could have benefitted from this assignment,” proposed Dr. Roffman.
Dr. Roffman contrasted a relationship built on cronyism for CGI, compared to the free market relationship with Tesla Motors that repaid their $500 million government loan and hired American workers to build successful and technologically advanced plug-in cars.
Dr. Roffman concluded this segment with a discussion of the election of Terry McAuliffe as governor of Virginia based on receiving $3.8 million from environmental activists – four times the amount contributed by fossil fuel advocates. Dr. Roffman contended that this contribution will simply be recycled as contributions to the Democratic Party.
Marlo Lewis, from the Competitive Enterprise Institute, rejoined Made in America as a guest, weighing in on the Obama administration’s new spin on global warming by suggesting that there is a “social cost of carbon” that is saving $266 per ton on energy.
“This is pseudo-science, and a recipe for mischief. The figures being used are based on faulty models that can be manipulated so that the global warming regulations look better. It’s voodoo economics at its best – making the case that the money spent on global warming initiatives are actually adding to our economic recovery. This is pure nonsense,” said Lewis.
He wondered why after 17 years and there has been no proof of global warming, the EPA keeps suggesting that the environment is worse than we thought. He reminded listeners about Al Gore’s suggestion that the when it comes to the effect of global warming on the Earth, the “baby is on fire.”
The final guest on Made in America was return guest Joe Klein, author and columnist, who contends that despite the warnings that Obamacare is a mess, the president continues to stand by his achievement, even while people in his own party are begging him to delay the individual mandates.
“We know that co-pays and premiums are going up, and despite the president’s assurances, many people will not be able to keep their current plans or doctors. Progressives habitually lie, so we shouldn’t be surprised by allies denying that Obama ever promised that everyone could keep their current plans. It’s just a form of social justice that they embrace. Maybe that’s why the president’s approval ratings have fallen below 40 percent,” concluded Klein.
Dr. Roffman concluded the show by returning to his exploration of cronyism and its resulting waste of taxpayer dollars.
“If you want a great government job, it pays to be an Obama fundraiser bundler. Obama has handed out ambassadorships to big fundraisers throughout his administration, with the latest “thank you” gift to Hollywood producer Colleen Bell, producer for soap opera production company Bell-Phillip Television Productions. After raising anywhere from $500,000 to $2.1 million for Obama, she has been nominated to be the ambassador to Hungary. I think we can all see that based on her background, that’s going to be quite a stretch,” suggested Dr. Roffman.
Dr. Roffman moved on to a discussion of Jeff Immelt, CEO of GE, and a big Obama contributor, who was charged with being Obama’s jobs czar.
“So now our jobs czar is moving hundreds of jobs from a 115-year old GE plant in Waukesha, Wisconsin to Beijing, China, where they will spend $2 billion to build a facility and train 65 Chinese engineers. Not only are there no repercussions, but despite GE earning $5.1 billion, they pay no U.S. taxes. It pays to be a friend of Obama,” concluded Dr. Roffman.
Each week Neal Asbury’s Made in America provides Neal’s insights into the week’s top news stories and their impact on the worlds of entrepreneurship, small business ownership and the overall economy. Neal’s analysis, together with co-host Dr. Richard Roffman, a veteran 30-year publisher with extensive domestic and international experience, takes a non-biased approach based on real life experience in business as an American manufacturer and exporter. Made in America airs nationally each Saturday from 7-8:00 PM on Radio America. Link to Made in America at http://www.nealasburysmadeinamerica.com.
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