{"id":12702,"date":"2013-08-06T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2013-08-06T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=12702"},"modified":"2018-01-08T05:20:48","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T10:20:48","slug":"congress-fixes-obamacare-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=12702","title":{"rendered":"Congress fixes Obamacare issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

For itself, not for the rest of the serfs and peons out here in flyover country. When Obamacare was rammed down the throats of the American People by the Nazi<\/i><\/span> Democrat party. One of the things they did to make it more \u201cpalatable\u201d to the voters was to include Congress in the mandates.<\/p>\n

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Well, that has been done away with. The congress, as usual, has exempted itself from the same laws we have to obey. Here are the reasons and details from Politico<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Lawmakers and staff can breathe easy \u2014 their health care tab is not going to soar next year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"crazy_doctor\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Unlike everyone else.<\/p>\n

The Office of Personnel Management, under heavy pressure from Capitol Hill, will issue a ruling that says the government can continue to make a contribution to the health care premiums of members of Congress and their aides, according to several Hill sources.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, not only do I have to pay for MY insurance, Wanda the Welfare Queen\u2019s insurance, now my taxes are also going to pay for those useless moronic Royal Entourage<\/i><\/span> staffers too.<\/p>\n

The problem was rooted in the original text of the Affordable Care Act. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) inserted a provision which said members of Congress and their aides must be covered by plans \u201ccreated\u201d by the law or \u201coffered through an exchange.\u201d Until now, OPM had not said if the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program could contribute premium payments toward plans on the exchange. If payments stopped, lawmakers and aides would have faced thousands of dollars in additional premium payments each year. Under the old system, the government contributed nearly 75 percent of premium payments.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now we can\u2019t have that now, can we? Oh no, the Special People in Washington are far to busy ruining<\/i><\/span> running the nation to have to worry about little things like being bankrupted by the very laws they are jamming down our throats. Good thing Obama stepped in to save the privileged class from dealing with his disaster.<\/p>\n

Obama\u2019s involvement in solving this impasse was unusual, to say the least. But it came after serious griping from both sides of the aisle about the potential of a \u201cbrain drain.\u201d The fear, as told by sources in both parties, was that aides would head for more lucrative jobs, spooked by the potential for spiking health premiums.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Brain drain? Please, this is the United States Congress. Intelligence and common sense are not permitted. Since most of these people have never worked a day in the \u201cDreaded Private Sector\u201d yet insist they know just what businesses need to run, having most of these clods leave the Hill and trying their hands at something they are actually qualified for would be a good thing. Oh, those highly skilled jobs in the private sector that would be a perfect fit for most of them? It will require them to memorize this line:<\/p>\n

\u201cWould you like fries with your order?\u201d<\/p>\n

There was a certain sense of urgency, too, since enrollment in the exchanges was set to begin Oct. 1. There were discussions of a legislative fix \u2014 attaching language to a must-pass bill to fix the problem. But that would\u2019ve been too difficult in today\u2019s paralyzed Washington.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Probably due to the fact that the majority of Americans are utterly opposed to:<\/p>\n

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  1. Obamacare<\/li>\n
  2. Congress exempting themselves from the laws we have to follow<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    White House officials acknowledged that a fix was needed. But they knew that once they dealt with it through a regulation, some Republicans would use it against them \u2013 even though most of their party was privately obsessing over it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Obama using the regulatory system to ignore congress. What a surprise from the most corrupt, tyrannical president in American History. And as usual, Nancy Pelosi shows once again that she is utterly out to lunch.<\/p>\n

    House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), in a statement Thursday night, touted the law\u2019s benefits and Democrats\u2019 efforts to educate consumers.<\/p>\n

    \u201cMembers of Congress and their staffs must enroll in health marketplaces as the Affordable Care Act requires,\u201d she wrote. \u201cAs we continue our work to ensure the smooth implementation of this law and look forward to the start of enrollment on October 1st, we will continue our efforts this August to educate consumers on the law\u2019s provisions and tout the critical benefits already in place for millions of Americans.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    What benefits? Massive increases in health insurance costs? Shortages of doctors as they flee the system? Rationing and death panels? I would love to see Representative Nancy \u201cWe must pass the bill to know what\u2019s in the bill\u201d Pelosi forced to sit in a room all day waiting for a doctor she has never met, spending 5 minutes with her and sending her home with two aspirin. She and all the other Liberal Progressive Democrats have finally achieved their goal of the utter and complete destruction of the United States. Soon enough, we will all be living in Detroit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    It\u2019s time that congress start feeling the pain they have inflicted on the rest of us.<\/p>\n

    \"Obamacare,<\/a><\/p>\n

    Emperor Misha I has also noticed<\/a> that Congress is taking care of themselves at the expense of everyone else.<\/p>\n

    Thatisall<\/p>\n

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    Political Pistachio: Obamacare: Politicians Hate It<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
    Egyptian-Made Anti-Obama YouTube ‘Goes Viral’. 36 minutes ago. Jihad Watch …. Obamacare: Politicians Hate It. First they tried to exempt themselves from Obamacare, and now they are trying to get the taxpayers to pay their premiums. If Obamacare is so great, why are they trying to avoid it? Could it be that even the politicians understand what a train-wreck the Affordable Care Act is? Congress to get Obamacare Exemption: Report – Market Watch. Hill Gets Obamacare Fix – Politico.<\/div>\n
    http:\/\/politicalpistachio.blogspot.com\/<\/a> \u2014 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 05:34:00 -0700<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    The Tempest: I Give Up!<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
    Back then, I thought it \u201coutrageous\u201d that our elected officials would have the nerve to exempt themselves from the most egregious provisions of Obamacare. I found it unimaginable that Republicans would go along with such a … Before Obamacare, members of Congress and their staffs were covered under the Federal Employees Health and Benefits Program, perhaps the richest plan in the history of Western Civilization. So, naturally, any one size fits all plan that would replace it would …<\/div>\n
    http:\/\/doug-thetempest.blogspot.com\/<\/a> \u2014 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 05:10:00 -0700<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Must Know Headlines \u2014 ExposeTheMedia.com<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
    Obama Promotes Immigration Reform While Economy Worsens For Americans \u00b7 Intelligence: Obama Revealed Too Much In Embassy Warnings \u00b7 Obama’s … Obamacare. Federal Employees (Like Congress) Will Be EXEMPT From Obamacare’s Skyrocketing Health Costs \u00b7 Average Price For Lowest-Cost ObamaCare \u201cBronze\u201d Plan In 8 States \u00b7 Is 122% Higher Than Cheapest Plan Currently Available In Those States \u00b7 DeMint On Fox News: Here’s How You Stop Obamacare (VIDEO) …<\/div>\n
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    Ozzie Saffa: AFTERBURNER with BILL WHITTLE: Sarah Palin was …<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
    Obamacare doesn’t add one doctor to treat the extra 10 million people, but does add another 16 000 IRS officials to run the program. A healthcare plan which Congress has exempted themselves from joining and which many pro-Obama …<\/div>\n
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    CONGRESS EXEMPTED FROM OBAMACARE ‘RATE SHOCK …<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
    As everyday Americans face healthcare premium rate shock thanks to Obamacare, Congress and their staffs have just been exempted from having to pay thousands of dollars in extra cash for their healthcare next year. … To make things worse, despite the Obama administration delaying parts of Obamacare for corporations while individuals pay a heavy price for a piece of legislation that isn’t ready for primetime, cowards on both sides of aisle don’t have the guts to defund the bill in its …<\/div>\n
    http:\/\/www.sanantonioteaparty.us\/ \u2014 Sun, 04 Aug 2013 21:41:26 -0700<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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