Obamacare: Democrats throwing Down Syndrome children off the cliff

 It can be hard to debate liberals at times because they demagogue so many issues:  The Republicans want dirty air and water, the Republicans want you to get sick and die, the Republicans are throwing granny off the cliff; these are but three examples of recent Democrat demagoguery.

  Well, two can play that game, so here goes: The Democrats are throwing Down Syndrome children over the cliff with Obamacare.

  Millions of Americans supplement their healthcare insurance by donating pre-tax earnings to Flexible Spending Accounts through employer based plans. Before Obamacare was implemented the amount an individual could donate to FSAs per year was unlimited, but in order for the government to obtain more revenue Obamacare has placed a limit of $2,500 a year on FSAs.

  This change in the law will not affect most Americans as most Americans donate less than $2.500 a year to these plans, but there is one group of people who routinely donate much more money to FSAs than the average American and that group is the parents of children with Down Syndrome.

Most people don’t, but the one group that does put a lot of money into their FSAs is parents of kids with Down Syndrome, and parents of kids with physical disabilities,” Ellis said.

“Currently, if parents send their kids to a special school, the tuition is considered a qualified medical expense that can run through your FSA. If you have a kid who needs a durable piece of medical equipment that’s not covered by insurance, you can run that through your FSA,” Ellis said. “If FSAs had any limits before Obamacare, those were determined by the employer. The IRS had nothing to do with it.

“Obamacare creates a new $2,500 cap for FSAs,” Ellis continued. “That’s not going to affect most people, who just put in enough to pay for eyeglasses or dental work. But the one group that is being restricted is parents of special-needs children

A big chunk of the tuition parents paid for special-needs schools used to be on a pre-tax basis. Now, they’re paying on an after-tax basis

  Many parents of Down Syndrome children send their loved ones to special schools and while healthcare insurance does not cover the cost of these schools FSAs do. These parents will still find a way to send their children to the special schools, even though they are no longer allowed to enough pre-tax money aside,  but because the new law limits the amount a person can donate to FSAs more money will be coming out of post-tax earnings meaning these parents will have less money to spend on other necessities.

  Because Obamacare passed with no Republican support it can be said that the Democrats are throwing the parents of Down Syndrome children over the cliff.

  It is not surprising to me that the Democrats would target these people, after all they believe once a pregnant woman finds out she is carrying a Down Syndrome baby they believe the mother should chose to abort that baby.