You are not surprised, are you? =========== The White House on Wednesday released the legal details behind its ObamaCare bailout for Members of Congress and their staffs, and if anything this rescue is worse than last week’s leaks suggested: Illegal dispensations for the ruling class, different rules for the hoi polloi. Thanks to an amendment from Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley that Democrats enacted... Read more
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Obama’s New York Model
July 24 | Posted by mrossol | ObamaCareAh, the spin…. ======= President Obama has found a new example for the pending wonders of his health-care reform—New York. In his latest sales pitch last week, he declared that insurance rates in New York’s ObamaCare exchange “will be at least 50% lower next year than they are today. Think about that: 50% lower.” Thinking is good, which is why you may have... Read more
Obama: I Don’t Like That Law
July 9 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ObamaCare, The Left, US ConstitutionSmart? Yes, he is. But all that ‘smart’ if for his benefit, not for the country. Call me cynical, but even I am surprised that the left is so quiet about this selective execution of the law- especially that law they so desparately wanted. ================ By MICHAEL W. MCCONNELLPresident Obama’s decision last week to suspend the employer mandate of the Affordable Care... Read more
Medicare by the Scary Numbers
June 25 | Posted by mrossol | ObamaCareWell? I keep waiting for the press to help Gov’t be transparent…. ========= By JOHN C. GOODMAN And LAURENCE J. KOTLIKOFF Even before the latest Medicare trustees report came out at the end of May, the White House spin masters had already crafted a story to go with it. Medicare’s... Read more
An ObamaCare Board Answerable to No One
June 20 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, ObamaCare, US ConstitutionLong, but worth the read. When people don’t pay attention, and when one branch of [U.S.] government abdicates its responsibilities, this is what happens. =============== By DAVID B. RIVKIN JR. And ELIZABETH P. FOLEY Signs of ObamaCare’s failings mount daily, including soaring insurance costs, looming provider shortages and inadequate insurance exchanges. Yet the law’s most disturbing feature may be the Independent Payment Advisory... Read more
Jenkins: The Young Won’t Buy ObamaCare – WSJ.com
June 19 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, ObamaCareToo logical… ====== Media outlets lately have emphasized the challenge of enticing healthy young adults to sign up for ObamaCare, “exactly the type of person insurance plans, states and the federal government are counting on to make health reform work,” as the L.A. Times put it. These pieces are useful as far as they go, but miss a key point that Supreme... Read more
