The new, improved Hillary health care program sounds a lot like the old one and more like Big Brother on steroids.

The plan would mandate everyone have health insurance or they would lose some tax breaks.

Anyone making over $250,000 a year would have their existing tax cuts expire and the government would fork over $110 billion a year to support the fund.

In unveiling her plan, she called for a requirement for businesses to obtain insurance for employees, and said the wealthy should pay higher taxes to help defray the cost for those less able to pay for it. She put the government’s cost at $110 billion a year.

Mindful of the lessons of her failed attempt, Clinton said that under her new plan anyone who is content with their health coverage can keep what they have. She insisted no new government bureaucracy would be created even as it seeks to cover tens of millions uninsured.

“I know my Republican opponents will try to equate health care for all Americans with government-run health care,” Clinton said. “Don’t let them fool us again. This is not government-run.”

The New York senator said her plan would require every American to purchase insurance, either through their jobs or through a program modeled on Medicare or the federal employee health plan. Businesses would be required to offer insurance or contribute to a pool that would expand coverage. Individuals and small businesses would be offered tax credits to make insurance more affordable.

“I believe everyone — every man, woman and child — should have quality, affordable health care in America,” Clinton told an audience at a medical center in Iowa, the early voting state that launches the nomination process.

It won’t be government run? Then why mandate it and take taxes to pay for it?

To pay for her plan, Clinton said the tax cuts for Americans making $250,000 that were enacted under President Bush would be allowed to expire. She also projected she would identify $56 billion in savings through computerized record keeping, reducing the price of prescription drugs and cutting Medicare overpayments to hospitals and CEOs.

Despite the focus on letting people who are happy with their insurance keep what they have, her plan would raise taxes on some coverage for the wealthy.

The current exclusion from taxes of employer-provided health premiums would be limited for those who make more than $250,000 and have “very generous” plans. For such people, a portion of the premiums paid by the employer could become taxable income for the employee.

Show me a Democrat who can identify 56 cents in savings in the federal government, let alone $56 billion. Heck, lately, show me some Republicans who can do the same thing. No such animal exists in our federal government at the time.

You can choose to keep your employer’s plan, but if you do part of your employer-paid premiums will be taxed.

What is the incentive for an employer to provide an insurance package for employees when the government will make sure everyone is covered by mandate?

I’m all for helping the people out who have no insurance now. I think we should get rid of the deadwood on our welfare rolls and use the money saved there to actually spend on those who really need it.

Medicare is currently mandated. How well does it work? Do we save anything because of Medicare? People have to buy Medi-Gap insurance. Will we have to do this under the new Hillary Care?

Our government started down the road of cradle to grave care system with FDR and Hillary is just continuing it with her plan.

People who earn a good salary (or what passes on paper as a good salary) will no longer have any incentive to work hard, develop new products or technology, or save. Why should they? What would be the payoff?

I think this experiment was already tried in Mother Russia and other Soviet satellites. Some of those people still can’t get out of the mindset the government owes them a living.

The only good thing I see in this plan is it will cover pre-existing conditions, but it’s been my experience insurance companies will cover those conditions after a probationary period.

Don’t let her fool you. This is government-subsidized, socialized medicine and the monster will only grow bigger and bigger. You can also look forward to less quality health care from your doctors and hospitals.