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Health care
===Optimism or pessimism?===
===Optimism or pessimism?===
The Obama Administration is basing its domestic policies on the assumption of a rapid economic recovery, that will generate the tax revenue needed to fund permanent new spending program in areas such as health care and greening the economy. It assumes that the rich will recover enough of their investments to pay new taxes--right now tax collections are falling sharply as investments turn sour. Administration forecasts are more optimistic than private sector forecasts, which see a 25% chance of a '''Second Great Depression'''. Congress is unlikely to approve very heavy new spending programs unless the economy improves, since a large number of conservative Democrats have been recently elected who may vote with Republicans to keep down spending and deficits.<ref> Peter S. Goodman, "Sharper Downturn Clouds Obama Spending Plans," [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/28/business/economy/28recession.html?_r=1&th&emc=th ''Washington Post'' Feb. 27, 2009]</ref>
The Obama Administration is basing its domestic policies on the assumption of a rapid economic recovery, that will generate the tax revenue needed to fund permanent new spending program in areas such as health care and greening the economy. It assumes that the rich will recover enough of their investments to pay new taxes--right now tax collections are falling sharply as investments turn sour. Administration forecasts are more optimistic than private sector forecasts, which see a 25% chance of a '''Second Great Depression'''. Congress is unlikely to approve very heavy new spending programs unless the economy improves, since a large number of conservative Democrats have been recently elected who may vote with Republicans to keep down spending and deficits.<ref> Peter S. Goodman, "Sharper Downturn Clouds Obama Spending Plans," [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/28/business/economy/28recession.html?_r=1&th&emc=th ''Washington Post'' Feb. 27, 2009]</ref>
==Health Care==
Obama is moving quickly to nationalize health care. He will attempt to pay for it with "$634 billion in new taxes on wealthy Americans". <ref>http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-health-care26-2009feb26,0,1056744.story</ref> As with the economy, Obama uses fear and lies to scare people into implementing his policies. He falsely claimed that "The cost of health care now causes a bankruptcy in America every thirty seconds". <ref>http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenumbers/2009/03/medical-bankrup.html</ref>
==Cabinet==
==Cabinet==
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|[[Secretary of the Treasury]]||[[Timothy Geithner]]|||Confirmed
|[[Secretary of the Treasury]]||[[Timothy Geithner]]|||Confirmed
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|[[Secretary of Energy]]||[[Steven Chu]]|||Confirmed
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|[[Secretary of Defense]]||[[Robert Gates]]|||Confirmed
|[[Secretary of Defense]]||[[Robert Gates]]|||Confirmed