Posted on 12/13/2014 7:30:05 AM PST by george76
Colorado will be stoned and broke by the end of the decade, another glaring example of Leftist incompetence.
This whole deal has really worked out well,hasn’t it? Alfred E. Neuman for governor next go-around.
Chairman Darrel Issa has subpoenaed all documents relating to the work Gruber did in about 15 states....estimated to have earned him some $5 million.
NOTE: When Pelosi said ACA was a "jobs bill" she was right---except that Gruber got all the jobs.
Cong Issa asserted that Gruber repeatedly refused to tell the taxpayers (and Congress) the amount of taxpayer funds he received for his work on ObamaCare......and that a full accounting was required. Issa's subpoena means that Gruber (and the Dumbocrats) will be media fodder for the time being.
One FReeper----a former contracting officer in the military----posted that single source personal service contracts, especially ones of O/Care's dollar value, require an authorization document trail miles long. Good fodder for a Nobel Prize.
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UPDATE Michigan legislators will request that relevant state agencies investigate the states deal with Gruber...... they want to know (1) how Gruber was selected, and, (2) what services he provided for the money.
The states' selection process is crucial----(1) to scrutinize the credentials Gruber presented to states, (2) his monetary requirements, and, (3) what he based his expertise on.
Mr. Gruber appears to be a very devious man perhaps with a proclivity for fraud, Michigan state Rep. McMillin said in an email.
Obama is downplaying Gruber's role, claiming he had no part in passing O/care. But if Gruber was NOT the Obamacare architect---then Gruber took money from states under false pretenses and should be prosecuted for govt fraud.
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FREEPER GAFFER INSIGHTFULLY POSTED---there is a fixed cost for the program model he uses and likely some sort of licensing fee. However, some of these contracts have consulting components which usually involve estimates of time needed. There are only about 1900-2000 work hours per year in normal situations. If you couple that with the amount of time he gets paid as an MIT professor, where did Gruber get the time to work all these contracts?
How were Gruber's contracts bid? What was the pricing structure. Did he falsify his work schedule? Was he working on simultaneous govt contracts, and getting paid as a "full-time" consultant? The WH can give out contracts however they want (e.g., sole source), but the contract eventually has to go through some sort of award audit for review and approval......
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LAUGH BREAK Can't you just hear Democrats---abject in defeat---say they had nothing to do with ACA because the Republicans stole it, changed it, and duped Dumbocrats into passing it by an historic straight party-line vote?
See tag line.
and send the bill to your children / grandchildren...
VT pulled the plug.
We need to know how much each of the Obamacare writers were paid at the same time Gruber’s numbers come in.
oops, should have replied to you.
Good point-—our reps should be asked to get Issa to delve into this.
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