Obamacare’s Architect Agreed That Only State Exchanges Could Offer Subsidies

National Review ^ | July 25, 2014 | Veronique de Rugy

[grundle]

"What’s important to remember politically about this is if you’re a state and you don’t set up an exchange, that means your citizens don’t get their tax credits—but your citizens still pay the taxes that support this bill. So you’re essentially saying [to] your citizens you’re going to pay all the taxes to help all the other states in the country. I hope that that’s a blatant enough political reality that states will get their act together and realize there are billions of dollars at stake here in setting up these exchanges. But, you know, once again the politics can get ugly around this. [emphasis added]“

In case you need to see it to believe it, here is the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtnEmPXEpr0&feature=youtu.be&t=31m25s

[Sacajaweau]

Thanks

In other words....They wanted to shove this whole mess to the states and the Feds would simply collect the fines for people not signing up.

Is that the gist of it?

[TexasCajun]

"Read The Damn Bill Next Time!!"

[Piranha]

As a legal matter, I wonder how this can be introduced into the record since the case is on appeal and not at trial. There are severe limitations on adding to the record, especially when the material was in existence during the trial.

[jiggyboy]

“We don’t need no videos. You don’t have to show us any stinking videos.” — John Roberts, sometime in 2015.

[cuban leaf]

I’ve been without insurance since the beginning of the year. I always OWE taxes at the end of the year. They will have to change the law to ever get a penalty out of me.

But I don’t worry. To me, worrying about how this will effect me is like a german in 1944 worrying about how some German law is going to affect them in 1946, and this relates to my tag line.

We’ve jumped out of a plane without a chute, but I’m at least enjoying the ride down. Spectacular view!

[txhurl]

We need help here.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

That was then and this is now. Now that they’ve passed the bill, what they said before doesn’t matter. Just keep expanding the entitlement until it consumes the entire market.

[VerySadAmerican]

Thanks to Bill Clinton it is perfectly okay to lie like hell if you get caught being truthful and it doesn’t pan out.

[Sacajaweau]

That speech, while it sounds like exactly what the court would like to have, is probably not admissible. However, the gentleman can be likely be subpoenaed if his name is mentioned anywhere in the law or during the appeal...as an advisor or whatever.

[Piranha]

Subpoenas come at the trial level.

I would like to see McCarthy or Volokh or Legal Insurrection or Levin express a perspective on this.

In the meantime, I think the best we can do is to publicize it.

What kind of publication is Reason? I wonder why this didn’t come out during the trial itself, let alone during the previous appeal.

[Truth29]

I think your tag line is pretty accurate. I am more worried about Obama’s MS-13 and cartel chaos troops he is importing along with the potential for diseases that he is spreading throughout the US. I read earlier that he is now even thinking about declaring these “kids” refugees and just flying them directly into the US without worrying about Mexico and the border.

[kiryandil]

John, King of England (1167–1216)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John,_King_of_England

Before Runnymede and the signing of the Magna Carta, John was fond of saying, "The law is in my mouth."

Apparently, President Simba, the Lyin' King, thinks he's the reincarnation of King John of England.

[Norseman]

Not much will come of this, but it’s a classic example of Rule #1: Progressives Lie. You simply can’t believe a word that comes out of a Progressive’s mouth, and the 2012 tape is an excellent illustration of that fact.

Except maybe when you put them under oath. Then, as with Lerner, they might tend toward taking the 5th instead. Operative word there is “might.”

[BuckeyeTexan]

Can you summarize the issue & question for me? I read the post to which you replied, but I don’t understand to which records we’re referring.

[oldtech]

It’s my understanding there were some very good reasons why states didn’t want to set up exchanges. Either way it’s a mess & any rules are subject to Obama’s interpretations anyway. None of the states should have set up exchanges IMHO.