Cash for Clunkers is a failure indeed. Since when is the government taking billions from us to help others buy something a success? When people take advantage of it? “Take advantage” is the key term there as we have all been taken advantage of. And we’re about to be again to the tune of another 2 billion (that’s 2,000,000,000 folks), thanks to the government the people have given themselves. Thanks, Dems. Thanks “moderates”. Thanks McCainiacs.

And let’s not even think about what happens in a couple of years when those who couldn’t afford a new car in the first place start defaulting on those loans. Housing crisis redux anyone?

But more importantly, this program is a model for what will happen with government socialized healthcare. The “public option” that isn’t actually an option will be exactly like this.

Let’s begin with the “Cash for Clunkers” thought process.

“I have a car that works just fine. Sure, it could get better mileage. Sure, it takes a quart of oil here and there. Sure, it costs a few hundred every few months for some part that’s worn out. The fuel gauge doesn’t work but I don’t need to replace it since I know I can go about 250 miles on a tank and then I need to gas up again. Wait, what? I can get free money from Obama to get a new car? I can’t really afford it, and probably shouldn’t do it. But free money? Might as well!”

So an overwhelming number of people - more than the government thought - would go through that same process. Keep in mind that without the government taking from the people and giving to these they likely wouldn’t have made that purchase. After all, if they could have, they already would have. Let’s go back to that phrase up there, “more than the government thought.” It’s gonna be real important in a bit.

Now, put that same person in the position of having their own healthcare or none at all. Very likely they have chosen not to have healthcare if they don’t already. Here goes the same thought process down the same path:

“I’m not feeling so good today. It’s not terrible. I can live with it. It’s just a little fever or cold and will go away with some rest and some Tylenol. Wait, I have free healthcare from Obama? I’ll go see the doctor! I’m sure he’ll prescribe something but that doesn’t matter, someone else will pay for it. While I’m at it I need to have my eyes checked and get some new glasses. Hey, ain’t this healthcare thing great?”

And people nationwide “take advantage” of the opportunity to suckle at the government teat, with milk stolen from me and my family. And don’t forget, it will be “more than the government thought”. Time and time again, initial estimates from the government fall far below what the actual cost ends up being. And this estimate is already a doosy. It’s estimated to cost one trillion (that’s $1,000,000,000,000) over the next ten years - and that only reduces the non-insured by one-third! Note that that estimate from the CBO doesn’t actually include all of the costs of the bill.

So, forget “Cash for Clunkers”. We’re only talking about a few billion. Wait, let’s just consider the first billion that should have been enough, right? The socialized healthcare bill being rammed down our throats is one thousand times larger. But that’s the first estimate remember? So multiply it times three for the actual cost. And it only does one third of the job Obama and the liberal congress wants it to do. So multiply times three again for the poor folks that still need the coverage. Now we’re up to about ten trillion. Let’s see that again just to know what we’re in for:

But “trillions” are so hard to get one’s head around. I give you two helpful notes.

That’s $32,888 for every man, woman and child in what is currently the United States of America. Of course, we know they all don’t pay income taxes.

And here’s a beautiful rendition of the size of a trillion dollars.