Obama’s policies cost country financially, ideologically

To pass Obamacare and to support his other proposals, President Barack Obama's policies have increased the national debt more than $1 trillion every year and his elevated taxes and changes in regulations have driven thousands of jobs out of the United States and discouraged the expansion of old businesses and the starting up of new businesses.

The Congressional Budget Office admits that Obamacare and raising the minimum wage to $10.10 will cost 1 million more jobs. There are 2 million fewer jobs than there were in 2009 while our population has increased 12.8 million. Wages have not kept up with inflation. The average family earns $2,400 less than it did in 2009.

The Obama administration enforces only laws that Obama likes and he frequently changes the effect of laws passed by Congress with presidential orders. The IRS, NSA and EPA have weakened the First and Second amendments and there have been at least four government scandals: Fast and Furious, Benghazi, the domestic spying of NSA and the use of the IRS to control the speech and activities of his political opponents.

If we elect Rep. Bruce Braley, he will vote with Majority Leader Harry Reid. If we elect Democrats to represent the 1st and 2nd congressional districts of Iowa, they will vote with ex-speaker Nancy Pelosi (as have Braley and Rep. Dave Loebsack during the last eight years), and they will allow Obama to bankrupt the United States and lead us into socialism.

J. Fred Doornbos

Iowa City