A Long Overdue Reckoning For Barack Obama’s Secret Obamacare Payday
It is about time the American people saw some justice. The Department of Energy (DOE) has officially put the brakes on what can only be described as one of the most brazen taxpayer-funded scams in modern history: Barack Obama’s $2.5 million annual “Obamacare royalty” check.
For years, the former President has been quietly cashing in on his own disastrous healthcare scheme — the so-called Affordable Care Act — raking in an estimated $40 million since 2010, all courtesy of the American taxpayer. You read that right: the same man who drove the nation’s healthcare system into a bureaucratic ditch has been collecting eight-figure royalties like a health policy rock star, while average Americans struggled under the crushing weight of skyrocketing premiums and dwindling care options.
And the Department of Energy — a federal agency created to oversee nuclear infrastructure, not line the pockets of politicians — was footing the bill. The irony would be comical if it were not so offensive.
The Scandal Hiding In Plain Sight
This is not some fringe conspiracy theory or backroom whisper. The payment trail is real, and the numbers are staggering. Barack Obama, the so-called “people’s president,” somehow managed to embed a lucrative sweetheart deal into the very healthcare law that was sold as a gift to middle America. Instead, Obamacare became the golden goose that laid him a $2.5 million egg every single year.
The American people were promised affordable healthcare. What they got was a shakedown: premiums doubled, coverage plummeted, and small businesses suffocated under a mountain of new regulations. Meanwhile, Obama sat back and watched his bank account balloon, all while grinning on late-night TV shows and cashing $400,000 speaking fees on the side.
The DOE’s Dirty Little Secret
What the DOE was doing handling healthcare-related payouts remains a mystery worthy of congressional investigation. Since when does the Department of Energy serve as an ATM for a retired president? The simple answer: Washington’s swamp remains as murky as ever, even after President Trump’s best efforts to drain it.
This latest revelation should make every hard-working American’s blood boil. Not only did Obama force millions into an unaffordable, government-run healthcare labyrinth, but he managed to twist the screws so tight that taxpayers kept paying him long after he left the Oval Office. Even out of power, the Obama machine kept humming.
A Long Time Coming — But Not Enough
The DOE’s decision to pull the plug on this gravy train is welcome — but it is not nearly enough. The American public deserves to know how such a racket was allowed to exist for over a decade. More importantly, the public deserves to have every last cent of that $40 million returned. If a private citizen had orchestrated such a scheme, the feds would have them in handcuffs faster than you could say “Yes We Can.”
The Left loves to screech about “equity” and “fairness.” Well, here is a case where fairness demands that Obama repay the American people, dollar for dollar, for the fraud that was Obamacare and the windfall it provided him. His net worth skyrocketed from a modest few million to north of $70 million after leaving office, much of it fueled by these under-the-table royalties disguised as bureaucratic transactions.
Time For Transparency & Accountability
The swamp creatures in Washington would rather sweep this under the rug, but real Americans — the forgotten men and women who carried the burden of Obama’s policies — deserve the truth. Why was the Department of Energy — not Health and Human Services — responsible for this payout? Who authorized it? And how many more Obama-era payoffs are buried deep within the federal budget?
If the Republican-controlled House has any backbone, it will launch immediate hearings and demand full transparency. No more sweetheart deals for elitist politicians. No more silent transfers of wealth from taxpayers to globalist figureheads who masquerade as public servants.
The fact that Barack Obama was allowed to milk this system for so long speaks volumes about the state of American governance. This was not public service — this was self-service.
Closing The Chapter On Obama’s Legacy Of Greed
From the Solyndra disaster to the Iran Deal cash pallets, the Obama administration specialized in making American taxpayers the losers while elitist insiders laughed all the way to the bank. Cutting this $2.5 million-a-year royalty was just the first step.
But true justice will only come when politicians, past and present, are held accountable for the breathtaking arrogance and financial exploitation they inflict on the public. Barack Obama’s so-called legacy is nothing more than a blueprint for how to get rich while America burns.
Enough is enough.
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