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Joseph Grant Takes Fall So Sarah Hall Ingram Can Screw Us With Obamacare

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May 17, 2013

IRS Official In Charge During Tea Party Targeting Now Runs Health Care Office

” The Internal Revenue Service official in charge of the tax-exempt organizations at the time when the unit targeted tea party groups now runs the IRS office responsible for the health care legislation.

Sarah Hall Ingram served as commissioner of the office responsible for tax-exempt organizations between 2009 and 2012. But Ingram has since left that part of the IRS and is now the director of the IRS’ Affordable Care Act office, the IRS confirmed to ABC News today.

Her successor, Joseph Grant, is taking the fall for misdeeds at the scandal-plagued unit between 2010 and 2012. During at least part of that time, Grant served as deputy commissioner of the tax-exempt unit.

Grant announced today that he would retire June 3, despite being appointed as commissioner of the tax-exempt office May 8, a week ago.

As the House voted to fully repeal the Affordable Care Act Thursday evening, House Speaker John Boehner expressed “serious concerns” that the IRS is empowered as the law’s chief enforcer.”

In Charge During ‘Tea Party’ Targeting, Now Runs Irs Obamacare Office (abcnews.go.com)
IRS Official Who Managed Tea Party Targeting Now Running IRS Obamacare Office (nationalreview.com)
New Irs Bombshell – Irs Boss Who Ran Division for Tax-exempt Applications Now Heads Up Obamacare Division of the Irs (libertynews.com)
Sarah Hall Ingram ran IRS During Tea Party Targeting, Now Runs Affordable Care Act Office (riehlworldview.com)
Incredible: Official in Charge of IRS Office Responsible for Conservative Targeting Now Heads Agency’s Obamacare Office (theblaze.com)
TOTALITARIAN STATE: IRS Exec In Charge Of Blocking Tax-Exempt Status For Conservatives Now In Charge Of Entire IRS Health Care Division (patdollard.com)

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Tags: Obamacare, IRS, Resignation, ACA, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Tax exemption, Sarah Hall Ingram, Joseph Grant, Fall Guy

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Obamacare – Cutting Work Week , Adding To The Dole

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May 17, 2013

ObamaCare Side-Effect: Fewer Hours, More Gov’t Aid

” ObamaCare was sold as a way to achieve several goals: affordable care, guaranteed coverage, protections against bankruptcy.

But before such promises have a chance of being realized, the health reform appears to be delivering something else: Germany-style work-sharing.

Economists hailed Germany’s work-sharing for reducing unemployment during the recession. ObamaCare may be having a similar effect. But there are differences that make the health reform’s labor side-effects much more questionable.

Over the past year, retailers have cut average weekly hours for nonsupervisory workers by 2%, the sharpest such decline in more than three decades. Meanwhile, rank-and-file employment is up 132,000, or 1%, over the same period.

Some 2.3 million workers might have their hours cut due to ObamaCare’s employer mandates, even if there’s no negative impact on total hours worked, a recent study from the University of California at Berkeley Labor Center estimated.

The other part of the equation involves more government benefits for those facing shorter hours. This will come starting in 2014 from ObamaCare health subsidies. Households working less may also get additional benefits, such as food stamps.”

‘It’s. The. Law.’: White House sneering tweet rubs Obamacare in faces; Boehner, citizens blast (twitchy.com)
Devastating News For ObamaCare Backers – OpEd (albanytribune.com)
37 Very Good Reasons to Repeal Obamacare (americanfreedombybarbara.com)
House votes 229-195 to repeal ObamaCare (americanfreedombybarbara.com)
“Arrested Economic Development”: ObamaCare “Scares the Daylights” Out of Small Businesses (speaker.gov)
IRS Official in Charge During Political Persecution of Conservatives Now Running ObamaCare Office (breitbart.com)
South Carolina bill declares ObamaCare “null and void,” criminalizes implementation (humanevents.com)

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Tags: Obamacare, Food stamps, Economy, ACA, Layoffs, Government Handouts, Health care reform, Work Week, Shortened Hours, Germany-style work-sharing, More Entitlements

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IRS Exec In Charge Of Tea Party Mess Now In Charge Of Obamacare And Awarded 6 Figure Bonuses

May 17, 2013

IRS Tax Exemption/Obamacare Exec Got $103,390 In Bonuses

” Sarah Hall Ingram, the IRS executive in charge of the tax exempt division in 2010 when it began targeting conservative Tea Party, evangelical and pro-Israel groups for harrassment, got more than $100,000 in bonuses between 2009 and 2012.

More recently, Ingram was promoted to serve as director of the tax agency’s Obamacare program office, a position that put her in charge of the vast expansion of the IRS’ regulatory power and staffing in connection with federal health care, ABC reported earlier today.

Ingram received a $7,000 bonus in 2009, according to data obtained by The Washington Examiner from the IRS, then a $34,440 bonus in 2010, $35,400 in 2011 and $26,550 last year, for a total of $103,390. Her annual salary went from $172,500 to $177,000 during the same period.

Go here for a spreadsheet of the salary and bonus data for IRS employees getting bonuses between 2009 and 2012.”

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IRS Exec In Charge Of Unit Targeting Conservatives Received Over $42K In Bonuses Since ’09 (patdollard.com)
IRS tax exemption exec Sarah Hall Ingram got $103,390 in bonuses (riehlworldview.com)
IRS Official Who Managed Tea Party Targeting Now Running IRS Obamacare Office (nationalreview.com)
IRS executive who targeted Tea Party got more than $100k in bonuses in last four years (utsandiego.com)
New Irs Bombshell – Irs Boss Who Ran Division for Tax-exempt Applications Now Heads Up Obamacare Division of the Irs (libertynews.com)
IRS Tax Exemption Exec Was Richly Rewarded For Her Efforts (breitbart.com)

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Tags: Obamacare, IRS, ACA, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Patriot Groups, Tax exemption, tax-exempt status, Audits, Sarah Hall Ingram, Tea Party Scandal, $100k Bonuses, Jewish Groups, Pro-Life Groups

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Do You Want The IRS Overseeing Your Medical Care ?

Filed under: Arrogance, Civil Discord, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Corruption, Cronyism, Debt, Economy, Entitlements, Healthcare, Hope and Change, Hypocrisy, Individual Responsibility, Law, Politics, Self-Reliance, Statism, Tax Reform Now — Leave a comment

May 16, 2013

Obamacare Is About Power

” Members of the House of Representatives are scheduled to vote Thursday to repeal all of Obamacare. Given that the House voted to repeal the law last year, some commentators and observers have questioned the need for another repeal vote.

However, the scandals coming to light over the last week perfectly make the case for why Congress must eradicate the law from the statute books.

On Friday, the Internal Revenue Service finally disclosed that it had spent years targeting tea party and other conservative groups, delaying their applications for non-profit status and giving those applications additional scrutiny — solely because of those groups’ political beliefs.

Also on Friday, The Washington Post revealed that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius personally asked health industry groups to contribute to Enroll America, a pro-Obamacare front group working to “educate” the public about the law’s supposed benefits.

While we don’t yet know all the details about these scandals, we do know that the IRS grossly abused its power at a time when Obamacare grants it massive new authority. The Treasury Department’s Inspector General has said Obamacare represents “the largest set of tax law changes in 20 years,” with at least 42 provisions adding to or amending the tax code.”

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Tags: ACA, Death Panels, Drug Costs, House of Representatives, Inspector General, IRS, Kathleen Sebelius, Medical Innovation, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Power Grab, Repeal Vote

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The Hits Just Keep On Coming … Lawsuit : IRS Stole 10 Million American’s Medical Records

Filed under: Arrogance, Conspiracy, Constitution, Corruption, Crime, Hope and Change, Hypocrisy, Leadership, Lies, Politics, Regulation, Shame, Statism, Tax Reform Now — 1 Comment

May 15, 2013

IRS Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Theft Of 60 Million Medical Records

” The Internal Revenue Service is now facing a class action lawsuit over allegations that it improperly accessed and stole the health records of some 10 million Americans, including medical records of all California state judges.

According to a report by Courthousenews.com, an unnamed HIPAA-covered entity in California is suing the IRS, alleging that some 60 million medical records from 10 million patients were stolen by 15 IRS agents. The personal health information seized on March 11, 2011, included psychological counseling, gynecological counseling, sexual/drug treatment and other medical treatment data.

“This is an action involving the corruption and abuse of power by several Internal Revenue Service agents,” the complaint reads. “No search warrant authorized the seizure of these records; no subpoena authorized the seizure of these records; none of the 10,000,000 Americans were under any kind of known criminal or civil investigation and their medical records had no relevance whatsoever to the IRS search. IT personnel at the scene, a HIPPA facility warning on the building and the IT portion of the searched premises, and the company executives each warned the IRS agents of these privileged records,” it continued.”

By all means let us trust these arrogant bureaucrats with our personal medical files . What could possibly go wrong ?

Lawsuit Alleges IRS Stole 60 Million Medical Records (freebeacon.com)
IRS Faces Lawsuit After Stealing 60 Million Medical Records (thegatewaypundit.com)
IRS scandal broadens as they targeted pro-Israel groups, Z Street even filed a lawsuit (theglobaldispatch.com)
Report: IRS accessed health records of 10 million Americans without authorization… (bluegrasspundit.com)
Irs Wants Your Health Insurance Records in January (ultimatefulfillment.org)
Why the IRS Scandal Impacts Obamacare (shepherdspiehole.typepad.com)
Obama’s “third rate burglary” (floppingaces.net)

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Tags: $250 Billion, 10 Million Americans, ACA, All California Judges, Arrogance, California, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HIPPA, IRS, Lawsuit, No Warrant, Obamacare, Stolen Medical Records

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Obamacare : If It Gets Any “Freer” None Of Us Will Be Able To Afford It

Filed under: Arrogance, Corruption, Economy, Healthcare, Hope and Change, Hypocrisy, Politics, Statism — 2 Comments

May 13, 2013

ObamaCare Sends Cost Of Cancer Drugs Soaring

” If free health care gets any more expensive, no one will be able to afford it. In the latest example of reality smacking ObamaCare dreamers right in the face, we’re now finding out that those who need specialty drugs for afflictions like cancer and multiple sclerosis are going to get stuck paying gigantic co-pays as the price for the low premiums ObamaCare promised.

To try to keep premiums low, some states are allowing insurers to charge patients a hefty share of the cost for expensive medications used to treat cancer, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and other life-altering chronic diseases.

Such “specialty drugs” can cost thousands of dollars a month, and in California, patients would pay up to 30 percent of the cost. For one widely used cancer drug, Gleevec, the patient could pay more than $2,000 for a month’s supply, says the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.”

Huge drug cost disparities seen in health overhaul (seattletimes.com)
Obamacare could drive drug costs higher (kypost.com)
Doctors blast ethics of $100,000 cancer drugs (money.cnn.com)
Health Care, a Constitutional Right? Panel Clashes in ObamaCare Debate (foxnewsinsider.com)
Obama Warns ‘Mistakes And Hiccups’ Coming In ObamaCare (breitbart.com)
Dem Congresswoman: ObamaCare Will Lead To Better Marriages (mikesright.wordpress.com)

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Tags: ACA, Barack Obama, Cancer Treatments, Chronic (medicine), Drug Prices, Imatinib, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Multiple Sclerosis, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Skyrocketing Costs

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South Carolina House Passes Obamacare Nullification

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May 9, 2013

South Carolina House Passes Bill Making ‘Obamacare’ Implementation A Crime

” The South Carolina state House passed a bill Wednesday that declares President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to be “null and void,” and criminalizes its implementation.

The state’s Freedom of Health Care Protection Act intends to “prohibit certain individuals from enforcing or attempting to enforce such unconstitutional laws; and to establish criminal penalties and civil liability for violating this article.”

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Tags: ACA, Barack Obama, Nullification, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, SC House Outlaws Obamacare, South Carolina, States Rights

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They Passed The Bill … Now We Know What’s In It … And It Stinks

Filed under: Arrogance, Business, Civil Discord, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Corruption, Debt, Economy, Fraud, Healthcare, Hope and Change, Hypocrisy, Law, Monetary Policy, Nanny State, Politics, Regulation, Spending, Statism, Taxation — 2 Comments

May 5, 2013

Schumer Admits ObamaCare ‘Partly’ To Blame For Rising Premiums

” It’s been a bad week for ObamaCare. First, Harry Reid agreed with the legislation’s principle author, Max Baucus, in his grim assessment and promptly jumped on the ObamaCare train wreck bandwagon.

Now, Chuck Schumer, of all people, has admitted that ObamaCare is “partly” to blame for rising health insurance premiums. Here’s Schumer speaking with an NBC local affiliate in New York:

SCHUMER: Our insurance department is empowered to protect families and we’re going to watch them like a hawk to make sure they do. Because if they don’t, these rates could go through the roof.

REPORTER: Is it because of ObamaCare?

SCHUMER: It’s in part because of ObamaCare but health care costs have been going up by double digits for years and years and years. The good news is in this bill there’s a way to stop it.”

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Tags: ACA, Chuck Schumer, Cost Overruns, Harry Reid, Max Baucus, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Rate Hikes, Train wreck

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Nearly Half Of Americans Clueless About “Obamacare”

Filed under: Arrogance, Civil Liberties, Corruption, Cronyism, Education, Entitlements, Fraud, Healthcare, Hope and Change, Hypocrisy, Idiocy, Law, Nanny State, Politics, Privacy, Regulation, Scams, Shame, Statism — 2 Comments

May 1, 2013

‘Obamacare’ Poll Finds 42% of Americans Unaware It’s Law

” A new poll finds that many Americans are confused about the health care overhaul legislation commonly called “Obamacare.”

The Kaiser Family Foundation released results of a non-partisan study today finding more than 40 percent did not even know the law was in place.

“Four in ten Americans (42%) are unaware that the ACA [Affordable Care Act] is still the law of the land,” the report says, “including 12 percent who believe the law has been repealed by Congress, 7 percent who believe it has been overturned by the Supreme Court and 23 percent who say they don’t know enough to say what the status of the law is.”

The survey showed public opinion on Obamacare is at its second-lowest rating in the past two years.

Less than half – 40 percent – of adults viewed the ACA favorably, whereas 35 percent said they viewed it unfavorably. Another 24 percent said they did not know or refused to answer.

Democratic Sen. Max Baucus, one of the original crafters of the bill, earlier this month predicted a chaotic implementation process for the Affordable Care Act. “I just see a huge train wreck coming down,” Baucus, D-Mont., said.”

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Tags: ACA, Clueless Voters, Kaiser Family Foundation, Law, Low-Information Voters, Max Baucus, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, United States Congress

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Congress Attempts To Exempt Itself From Obamacare

Filed under: Arrogance, Constitution, Corruption, Cronyism, Economy, Election Fraud, Entitlements, Healthcare, Hope and Change, Hypocrisy, Individual Responsibility, Law, Lies, Nanny State, Politics, Regulation, Scams, Shame, Statism — 2 Comments

April 25, 2013

Lawmakers, Aides May Get Obamacare Exemption

” Congressional leaders in both parties are engaged in high-level, confidential talks about exempting lawmakers and Capitol Hill aides from the insurance exchanges they are mandated to join as part of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, sources in both parties said.

The talks — which involve Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), the Obama administration and other top lawmakers — are extraordinarily sensitive, with both sides acutely aware of the potential for political fallout from giving carve-outs from the hugely controversial law to 535 lawmakers and thousands of their aides. Discussions have stretched out for months, sources said.

When asked about the high-level bipartisan talks, Michael Steel, a Boehner spokesman, said: “The speaker’s objective is to spare the entire country from the ravages of the president’s health care law. He is approached daily by American citizens, including members of Congress and staff, who want to be freed from its mandates. If the speaker has the opportunity to save anyone from Obamacare, he will.” “

HT/ Dan Riehl

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Tags: ACA, Barack Obama, Congress To Exempt Self, Corruption, Harry Reid, John Boehner, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Shame

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Ophthalmologists walk out of Obamacare talk at national medical meeting

Filed under: Arrogance, Business, Choice, Constitution, Corruption, Economy, Health/Medicine, Hope and Change, Hypocrisy, Law, Nanny State, New Media, Politics, Statism — Leave a comment

April 22, 2013

Reblogged from Twitchy:

Dr. Kristin Held, a San Antonio-based opthamologist, is live-tweeting the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Government Relations session. The conference is being held this weekend in San Francisco.

The topic of the Government Relations session is complying with and implementing Obamacare. Dr. Held doesn't like what's she's hearing, and she's not the only one. Indeed, almost all the doctors have walked out of the meeting.

Union Demands Obamacare Repeal

Filed under: Arrogance, Corruption, Debt, Economy, Healthcare, Hypocrisy, Law, Unions — 1 Comment

April 17, 2013

Roofers Union Calls For Obamacare’s Repeal

” The United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers is reportedly the first union to officially call for repeal of the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. The health care law is prompting some serious buyer’s remorse in Big Labor, which worked hard on behalf of the administration to pass it:

The union’s statement can be found here. The full text is below:

United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers International President Kinsey M. Robinson issued the following statement today calling for a repeal or complete reform of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act (ACA):

“Our Union and its members have supported President Obama and his Administration for both of his terms in office.

But regrettably, our concerns over certain provisions in the ACA have not been addressed, or in some instances, totally ignored. In the rush to achieve its passage, many of the Act’s provisions were not fully conceived, resulting in unintended consequences that are inconsistent with the promise that those who were satisfied with their employer sponsored coverage could keep it. “

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Tags: ACA, Affordable Care Act, Big Labor, Buyers Remorse, Kinsey M. Robinson, Obamacare, Repeal Obamacare, Unintended Consequences, United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers

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Obama’s Claim Of Obamacare Being “largest middle-class tax cut for health care in history” … Another Lie

Filed under: Arrogance, Choice, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Corruption, Economy, Healthcare, Lies, Nanny State, Politics, Shame, Statism — 1 Comment

April 17, 2013

ObamaCare Taxes Will Increasingly Bite Middle Class

” When President Obama was selling his signature health care reform bill back in early 2010, he described it as the “largest middle-class tax cut for health care in history.” The costs would be largely paid by taxing insurance companies “that stand to gain a lot of money and a lot of profits” and by making “sure that the wealthiest Americans pay their fair share on Medicare.”

The press at the time picked up this theme. The New York Times, for example, called ObamaCare “the federal government’s biggest attack on economic inequality since inequality began rising more than three decades ago.”

But a closer examination finds that ObamaCare’s three biggest taxes — a Medicare surcharge, the so-called Cadillac tax and an insurance premium fee — will increasingly hit the middle class because of how the law indexes them for inflation and medical costs.”

HHS survey shows that half of ObamaCare target market doesn’t want it (hotair.com)
ObamaCare’s Unsustainable Revenue Raisers (reason.com)
Obamacare: 12 “Scary” Assessments (senseoncents.com)
New Obamacare Created Work Week – 30 Hours (youviewed.com)
Second study this week shows ObamaCare will drive up premiums (hotair.com)
Obamacare Will Be Even Worse Than You Thought (libertyecon.com)
Unions and Congress choke on ObamaCare (humanevents.com)

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Tags: ACA, Barack Obama, Lies, Middle Class, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Tax Hikes

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We Will Ram It Down Your Throats

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March 31, 2013

Obama: Federal Agents Will Enforce ObamaCare, Even If Your State Says No

” ObamaCare is not popular. It was not popular when it was enacted, and it has not become any more popular now, especially as people have begun to see the fall-out from this regulatory nightmare, such asskyrocketing insurance costs. Many states, which saw voters respond to ObamaCare by electing Republican legislatures in 2010, subsequently enacted bills exempting them from ObamaCare’s costly and limiting provisions. Unfortunately, Obama does not care.

In an interview with The New American, John Doak, Oklahoma’s Insurance Commissioner, reported that he received a letter from Gary Cohen, who is the Deputy Administrator and Director of the federal Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (“CCIIO”). In that letter, Cohen stated unequivocally that the federal government will impose ObamaCare regulations on insurance companies operating inside Oklahoma. Politico reports that Obama’s administration has sent similar letters to Missouri, Wyoming, and Texas.”

Obama Admin. Ignores Nullification: Federal Agents Will Enforce ObamaCare (federaljack.com)
Top Ten ObamaCare Horror Stories the Media Are Covering Up (pakalertpress.com)
The Only Ones Who Misunderstand ObamaCare More than Its Detractors Are Its Supporters (cato.org)
ObamaCare crashes down on another small business (conservativeread.com)
Obama’s Next Health Care Expansion – Dick Morris TV: Lunch Alert! (dickmorris.com)
Obama’s Promises Unravel on Obama Care (forbes.com)
Sebelius: Yep, ObamaCare is raising insurance costs (humanevents.com)
Disaster for Dems – ObamaCare and the 2014 vote (conservativebyte.com)

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Tags: ACA, Barack Obama, Insurance, John Doak, Missouri, Oklahoma, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Texas, Wyoming

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Sebelius : Premiums Will Go Up

Filed under: Arrogance, Choice, Corruption, Economy, Entitlements, Healthcare, Hope and Change, Hypocrisy, Lies, Nanny State, Politics, Statism — 1 Comment

March 27, 2013

HHS Secretary Sebelius: Some Premiums Will Rise Under ObamaCare

” Is the administration gently trying to prepare the public for higher premiums under ObamaCare? Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius admitted yesterday that the health law would cause higher premiums for some in the individual insurance market, reports Reuters:

“Everything is speculation. I think there’s likely to be some shifting in the markets,” she told reporters at the White House.

The law, also known as “Obamacare,” eliminates discriminatory market practices that have imposed higher rates on women and people with medical conditions.”

Sebelius Finally Admits Premiums Will Rise as a Result of ObamaCare – Katie Pavlich (gds44.wordpress.com)
Study: Obamacare to Raise Claims Cost 32 Percent. (greatriversofhope.wordpress.com)
Sebelius Surprise: Healthcare Premiums Going Up & That’s Not All! (independentsentinel.com)
ObamaCare’s Triple-Digit Premium Hikes Dramatize the Need for Repeal (cato.org)
Sebelius: Healthcare is “getting stronger” under ObamaCare (hotair.com)
Companies Fume Over Unnoticed ObamaCare Fee (newser.com)

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Tags: ACA, Cost Increases, HHS, Insurance, Kathleen Sebelius, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Premium Hikes

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First Budget In Four Years Uses Gimmicks To Hide Trillion In New Taxes

Filed under: Budget Cuts, Debt, Economy, Hope and Change, Monetary Policy, Politics, Spending, Taxation — Leave a comment

March 25, 2013

Senate Democrats Adopt First Budget in Four Years

” Lawmakers on Saturday voted 50-49 to endorse a fiscal 2014 measure that proposes to raise $1 trillion by clamping down on tax breaks for the wealthy while paring spending on defense, farm subsidies and other programs.

“Budgets are about far more than numbers on a page — they are about the values and priorities of the American people,” said Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray, a Washington Democrat and the plan’s chief sponsor.

The proposal highlighted differences between the two parties over taxes, spending and the size of government. The vote clears the way for the next phase in Washington’s budget battle, which probably will revolve around the need to raise the U.S. debt limit. Federal borrowing authority is scheduled to expire May 19.

Republicans said the Senate Democrats’ proposal would do too little to rein in government red ink.

“Honest people can disagree on policy, but there really cannot be disagreement on the need to change our nation’s budget course,” said Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, the top Republican on the chamber’s Budget Committee.

Four Democrats voted against the final version: Max Baucus of Montana, Mark Begich of Alaska, Kay Hagan of North Carolina and Mark Pryor of Arkansas. All are up for re-election in 2014.”

Senate passes its first budget in four years on 50 to 49 vote (thehill.com)
Senate Democrats Adopt First Budget in Four Years (grumpyelder.com)
U.S. Senate Democrats Adopt First Budget in Four Years (bloomberg.com)
Sen. Patty Murray says she will try to work with Rep. Paul Ryan on compromise after Senate narrowly passes 1st budget in 4 years – @Reuters (reuters.com)
Senate shoots down Ryan’s budget (upi.com)
Senate Democrats Adopt First Budget in Four Years. (greatriversofhope.wordpress.com)

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Tags: ACA, Closing " Loopholes", First Budget In Four Years, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Patty Murray, Senate, Senate Budget Committee, Tax Hikes, United States public debt, United States Senate Committee on the Budget

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Now This Is Hope & Change … Rand Paul’s “Platform to Revitalize America”

Filed under: Budget Cuts, Debt, Economy, Monetary Policy, Politics, Spending, Taxation — Leave a comment

March 23, 2013

Paul’s Budget Kills Departments of Commerce, Education, Housing, and Energy

” Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) today introduced a budget he says will balance the budget in five years with $2.3 trillion in tax cuts.

Paul’s “Platform to Revitalize America” brings spending below the historical average of 19.1 percent of GDP in the first year and spends $9.6 trillion less over the next 10 years based on the current Congressional Budget Office baseline. It achieves a $17 billion surplus in FY2018 and reforms entitlement programs — Medicare recipients, for example, would receive the same healthcare plan as members of Congress.

It replenishes $126 billion to the Defense Department stripped in sequestration and puts an annual cap on foreign aid at $5 billion. The plan also repeals ObamaCare and Dodd Frank.

Paul’s budget kills four government agencies: the departments of Commerce, Education, Housing and Urban Development, and Energy. It also privatizes the Transportation Security Administration.”

Senate endorses Keystone pipeline project via budget amendment – @thehill (thehill.com)
10 things you need to know about Rand Paul’s fiscal year 2014 budget (redalertpolitics.com)
Budget Cuts Without Hysteria (youviewed.com)
Senate passes $3.7 million budget plan (newsday.com)
Senate Passes Democratic Budget (foxnews.com)

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Tags: ACA, Balanced budget, Commerce, Congressional Budget Office, Education, Eliminate Departments, Energy, Foreign Aid Cap, Housing, Medicare, Rand Paul, Spending Reform, TSA

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Prepare For Healthcare Premiums To Double In Cost – Halve In Coverage

Filed under: Civil Discord, Constitution, Corruption, Debt, Economy, Entitlements, Fraud, Healthcare, Hope and Change, Hypocrisy, Nanny State, Politics, Scams, Self-Reliance, Taxation — 3 Comments

March 21, 2013

Congressional Report: Obamacare Leads to Skyrocketing Premiums, 200 Percent Possible

” An exhaustive study by three congressional committees delivers startling news about the dire effects of Obamacare: President Barack Obama’s signature legislation could increase health insurance premiums by over 200 percent and render insurance coverage unaffordable for millions of Americans.

Broadly, the new report declares that Obamacare “breaks its core promise” to make healthcare coverage affordable.

The report, “The Price of Obamacare’s Broken Promises,” was prepared by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Majority Staff; Senate Committee on Finance, Minority Staff; and Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Minority Staff.

“Studies and analyses from the Congressional Budget Office, independent actuaries, state insurance commissioners, health plans, benefit consultants, and others have reached the same conclusion: Obamacare will significantly increase premiums,” the congressional report states.

“Some estimates show some Americans facing startling premium increases of 203 percent because of the law.”

Illustration by Rick McKee

REPORT: Youth Healthcare Premiums to Skyrocket 145%-203% (breitbart.com)
Obamacare: Projected Premium Increases by State (heritage.org)
Here’s Why the GOP’s Balanced Budget Repeals ObamaCare (Hint: It’s Bad for Jobs, Bad for Young Americans) (speaker.gov)
ObamaCare’s Free Preventive Services Aren’t Free (reason.com)
Americans will Curse Obama for Obamacare – Tea Party Nation (gds44.wordpress.com)
Caruba: Americans Won’t Forgive Obama For Obamacare – OpEd (albanytribune.com)

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Tags: ACA, Barack Obama, Congressional Budget Office, Health Insurance, Insurance, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Premiums Skyrocket, United States Senate Committee on Finance

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McConnell Talks The Talk On Obamacare

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March 16, 2013

McConnell Vows To Repeal Obamacare…

” McConnell spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference next to a tower of 20,000 pages of health care rules and regulations. He calls it a “monument to liberalism” and says Republicans will not back down from the fight.”

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Tags: ACA, CPAC, Mitch McConnell, Obamacare, Repeal

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Domino’s Court Win Halts Obamacare Abortion Mandate … At Least Temporarily

Filed under: Arrogance, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Corruption, Health/Medicine, Healthcare, Hope and Change, Hypocrisy, Spending, Taxation — Leave a comment

March 15, 2013

DOMINOS PIZZA WINS COURT ORDER STOPPING HHS ABORTION MANDATE

“ Via LifeNews.com: [emphasis added]

The founder of Dominos Pizza won his bid for a court order to prevent enforcement of the mandate while the lawsuit it filed against the Obama administration over the HHS mandate that forces religious employers to purchase drugs that may cause abortions for their employees continues.

For purposes of the preliminary injunction, Judge Zatkoff focused only on the unconstitutional nature of the HHS Mandate due its infringement on Mr. Monaghan’s exercise of religion. Judge Zatkoff held that he did not need to engage in a separate discussion of Plaintiffs’ Constitutional right to the Free Exercise of Religion since both theories seek to protect the same liberty interest — the free practice of one’s religion.”

Michigan Judge Blocks Health-Care Birth-Control Mandate (bloomberg.com)
Dominos Pizza founder stops HHS abortion mandate (wnd.com)
Judge: US can’t make Domino’s offer contraceptives (conservativeread.com)
Domino’s Pizza Founder Gets Break In Battle Against Obamacare Contraception Mandate (grumpyelder.com)
Domino’s Founder Scores Big Win Against Obamacare (huffingtonpost.com)
Judge: US can’t make Monaghan offer contraceptives (kansascity.com)

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Tags: Abortion Mandate, ACA, Court Order, Domino's Pizza, Free Exercise Clause, LifeNews.com, Obama administration, Obamacare, Preliminary injunction, Religious Freedom, Tom Monaghan

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Hiring Freeze Continues Thanks To Obamacare

Filed under: Arrogance, Budget Cuts, Corruption, Debt, Economy, Healthcare, Hope and Change, Hypocrisy, Monetary Policy, Politics, Spending, Taxation — Leave a comment

March 11, 2013

Obamacare Continues To Restrict Hiring

” The Beige Book is a report published eight times a year that details the economic activity in the 12 different Federal Reserve regions. As this most recent report explains, “Employers in several Districts cited the unknown effects of the Affordable Care Act as reasons for planned layoffs and reluctance to hire more staff.”

But why is this news now? Federal Reserve presidents have cited Obamacare as a hiring hindrance for a few years now. In 2010, the Federal Reserve Bank president of Atlanta said,“We have frequently heard strong comments to the effect of ‘My company won’t hire a single additional worker until we know what health insurance costs are going to be.’” There is little more clarity on what the new costs are going to be for business owners. This is why three different Federal Reserve regions have directly linked Obamacare to slower hiring.”

Obamacare Is Not a Jobs Program (americanfreedombybarbara.com)
Obamacare Drags Down Jobs and Sales Says Beige Book (cnbc.com)
Fed Report: Some Companies Aren’t Hiring Because Of Obamacare (huffingtonpost.com)
Federal Reserve Beige Book Is Out (businessinsider.com)
Federal Reserve Board – Beige Book – March 6, 2013 (bespacific.com)
The Fed: ObamaCare “Leading to Layoffs” (cato.org)

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Tags: ACA, Affordable Care Act, Beige Book, Business, Economic, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve System, Hiring Freeze, Layoffs, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Recovery

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More Crony-Care … Obama Rewards His Friends

Filed under: Arrogance, Corruption, Cronyism, Fraud, Healthcare, Monetary Policy, Politics, Regulation, Scams, Shame, Spending, Taxation — 3 Comments

February 22, 2013

Insurer With NY’s ‘Worst’ Record Of Complaints Gets $340M Obamacare Loan

” A health insurance company headed by an old friend from when President Obama was an Illinois state senator got a $340 million federal loan to establish Obamacare co-ops in New York, New Jersey and Oregon despite having a chronic record of consumer and regulatory complaints.

The New York-based Freelancers Insurance Company has been rated the “worst” insurer for two straight years by state regulators, and data compiled by a national insurance association show an extremely high rate of consumer complaints.

The firm was founded in 2008 by Sara Horowitz, who worked with Obama while he was in the Illinois state senate to launch Demos, a left-wing, New York think tank funded in part by George Soros.”

Tags: $340 Million Tax Free Loan, ACA, Complaints, Cronyism, Demos, Freelancers Insurance Company, George Soros, Left-wing Think Tank, New Jersey, New York, Obamacare, Oregon, Rated Worst In NY, Sara Horowitz, Subsidy

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If They Had Read The Bill They Would Have Seen This Coming

Filed under: Arrogance, Cronyism, Debt, Economy, Entitlements, Healthcare, Hope and Change, Hypocrisy, Lies, Monetary Policy, Spending — 1 Comment

February 21, 2013

Shocker: Universal Orlando To Drop Part Time Health Coverage Because of ObamaCare

” President Obama confidently stated in 2009, “If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan,” …unless you are one of the 7 million people the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office is estimating that will lose their employment based health insurance. Fail.

Need some more concrete evidence? Check this out:

Universal Orlando plans to stop offering medical insurance to part-time employees beginning next year, a move the resort says has been forced by the federal government’s health-care overhaul.”

Blaming the feds, Universal Orlando to drop health insurance for part-time workers (blogs.orlandosentinel.com)
Universal Studios resort to cancel health insurance for part-time employees (hotair.com)
Universal Orlando to drop medical insurance for part-time employees (utsandiego.com)
Universal Orlando cuts health care for part-time workers (bizjournals.com)
Universal Studios Cancels Health Care Coverage for Part Time Employees (libertynews.com)
Universal to drop health insurance for part-time workers (redalertpolitics.com)

Tags: ACA, Congressional Budget Office, Health Care, Health Insurance, Obamacare, Part Time Employees, Universal Orlando, Universal Orlando Resort

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The Washington Post Confirms Rationing Under Obamacare

Filed under: Arrogance, Conspiracy, Corruption, Election, Healthcare, Hope and Change, Media Bias, Politics — Leave a comment

February 16, 2013

Reblogged from The Rio Norte Line:

Here are some dictionary definitions for the writers at the Washington Post as they seem lack understanding of some basic terms:

in·sur·ance noun: 1. The equitable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another in exchange for payment. It is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss.

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