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Money-Gruber: Obamacare's sneering architect caught with his hand in the till
The American Thinker ^ | 8-21-17 | Monica Showalter

Posted on 08/21/2017 11:25:46 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic

Remember Jonathan Gruber?  The loathsome, contemptuous architect of Obamacare has been caught out by Vermont's attorney general for corruption in a fraudulent billing scheme.  According to the Daily Caller, Gruber sent out double-invoices and invoices for work that was never done in a disgusting scheme to foist single-payer insurance onto Vermont a couple years earlier.  The program was so bad that its left-wing governor scrapped it as something that would never work. The Daily Caller writes:

Donovan, the attorney general and still another Democrat, said his office determined that Gruber did, in fact, violate the Vermont Civil False Claims Act, according to the Herald.

Specifically, investigators concluded that Gruber sent two invoices – and possibly more – falsely charging the state and its taxpayers for work which was never actually completed by Gruber or any of his underlings.

It sounds a lot like the man who succeeded in foisting Obamacare on all of us, given the sneaky, slipshod tactics he bragged about to get it done:

"Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage. And basically, call it the stupidity of the American voter or whatever, but basically that was really, really critical for the thing to pass," he said during one health care conference.

In at least the Vermont case, we learn that foisting bad insurance onto the public is also a scheme to get rich and profiteer in corruption.  In the Obamacare case, we learn that foisting bad insurance is a bid to shovel something rotten down the public's throat to ensure the left's political power.  In neither case is the Gruber offering anything the public would want.  That's the world of Jonathan Gruber: slipshod products and something sweet on the side for himself.

The big question here is why he got such a slap on the wrist:

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Vermont
KEYWORDS: aca; gruber; jonathongruber; obamacare; singlepayer
Why the kid gloves treatment for a person with this record?

Democrats will protect Democrats, it seems – and this is why a money-grubbing little fraud like Gruber can carry on for as long as he has.

1 posted on 08/21/2017 11:25:46 AM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Democrats can’t help it ,Oh Money ,MINE


2 posted on 08/21/2017 11:28:20 AM PDT by butlerweave (it's the children are)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

Exactly, Democrats always protect Democrats.

Comey protected Hillary.

Obama protected all his evil minions, including Susan Rice.


3 posted on 08/21/2017 11:31:32 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

He didn’t intend to break the law, so James Comey says there is no crime because shut up.


4 posted on 08/21/2017 11:33:08 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." --Claire Booth Luce)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

“I hardly exaggerate. Life consists of two elements: Extracting money and protesting.”
— Nahum Goldmann


5 posted on 08/21/2017 11:34:34 AM PDT by IWontSubmit (2)
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To: butlerweave

So why do the Republicans, led by lying Ryan keep this scam law? Could it be they too are reaping reelection lobbying benefits?


6 posted on 08/21/2017 11:35:51 AM PDT by Just mythoughts
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To: Just mythoughts

“The big question here is why he got such a slap on the wrist:”

Gee that’s a tough one.


7 posted on 08/21/2017 11:43:01 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: afraidfortherepublic

It’s a blot on MIT’s reputation that this prick was associated with them.


8 posted on 08/21/2017 11:45:21 AM PDT by beethovenfan (I always try to maximize my carbon footprint.)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

9 posted on 08/21/2017 11:46:57 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
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To: Just mythoughts

You control the masses education, health care, child care, family destruction, gender identities, cell phones, and the media messaging, and there are no individuals with liberty outside the federal workforce and elected elites.


10 posted on 08/21/2017 11:47:37 AM PDT by blackdog
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To: afraidfortherepublic

[ Specifically, investigators concluded that Gruber sent two invoices – and possibly more – falsely charging the state and its taxpayers for work which was never actually completed by Gruber or any of his underlings. ]

Why shouldn’t he? Oh, yeah, that crime thingy. Lying worked so well for him and his boss for 8 years. People were stupid enough to believe them.

[ Why the kid gloves treatment for a person with this record? ]

Because he’s a Democrat tool from the Obama administration? You know, like Hillary, Susan Rice, Eric Holder.....


11 posted on 08/21/2017 11:48:50 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ....)
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To: SaveFerris

(I’m saying of course it was wrong - but wrong and right never meant anything to a Democrat ESPECIALLY during the Obama years)


12 posted on 08/21/2017 11:54:27 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ....)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

MIT’s economic department has got to be proud!


13 posted on 08/21/2017 11:55:18 AM PDT by Reily
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To: afraidfortherepublic

“Gruber sent out double-invoices and invoices for work that was never done”


14 posted on 08/21/2017 12:03:08 PM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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To: IWontSubmit

Interesting. Made me think of this Proverb (20)....

“”It’s no good, it’s no good!” says the buyer— then goes off and boasts about the purchase.”


15 posted on 08/21/2017 12:10:50 PM PDT by avenir (I'm pessimistic about man, but I'm optimistic about GOD!)
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To: afraidfortherepublic

This is the guy who said the public is too stupid.......

His opinion obviously doesn’t stop with only the public being stupid.

Gruber thinks too highly of himself.


16 posted on 08/21/2017 12:12:12 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists Call 'em what you will, they all have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: Just mythoughts; All
"Could it be they too are reaping reelection lobbying benefits?"
"The smart crooks long ago figured out that getting themselves elected to federal office to make unconstitutional tax laws to fill their pockets is a much easier way to make a living than robbing banks." —me

17 posted on 08/21/2017 1:46:11 PM PDT by Amendment10
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