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Obama sending to Congress bill to triple TRICARE premiums
Fox News Channel (live, no link) | 2/29/12

Posted on 02/29/2012 10:09:18 AM PST by pabianice

Just on Fox. Obama sending Congress a bill to triple over the next several years the premiums service people, their families, and retirees will have to pay for TRICARE medical coverage. Dem congressman on Fox claims that the military have too good a deal on medical coverage and "it's only fair to increase their permiums." Repub disagrees. Notes that Obama's buddies in civilian military jobs (i.e. unions) will see no increase.


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KEYWORDS: bhofascism; military; militarybhofascism; nobama2012; obama; obamacare; tricare; vanity
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I remain stunned that the Repubs have been handed enough ammo to destroy Obama's chances of re-election -- and do nothing with it.
1 posted on 02/29/2012 10:09:22 AM PST by pabianice
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To: pabianice

Cant we tar and feather the bastards yet?


2 posted on 02/29/2012 10:14:22 AM PST by Captain PJ
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To: pabianice

I agree. They have an almost unlimited supply of proof that this guy is at war with the American people.


3 posted on 02/29/2012 10:15:09 AM PST by cld51860 (Oderint dum metuant)
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To: pabianice

I would like to hear Speak Boehner say, “As my good friend Senator Reid is fond of saying, this legislation is Dead on Arrival.”


4 posted on 02/29/2012 10:15:25 AM PST by Not A Snowbird (Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface)
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To: pabianice

Is this the “Change” Obama campaigned on?


5 posted on 02/29/2012 10:17:28 AM PST by csmusaret (I have kleptomania, but when it gets too bad I take something.)
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To: pabianice

I am sure we will be hearing next week about the same treatment coming for all civilian federal govt employees. (NOT!)


6 posted on 02/29/2012 10:17:34 AM PST by NEMDF
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To: pabianice
I think that most of them just don't care, they are only concerned about themselves. My long dead father once told me that a politicians first duty is to get him/her self elected and their second duty is to get themselves reelected and absolutely nothing else matters.
7 posted on 02/29/2012 10:17:34 AM PST by mongo141 (Revolution ver 2.0, just a matter of when, not a matter of if!)
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To: pabianice

And Congress had better STOP this travesty!!!!!!


8 posted on 02/29/2012 10:18:18 AM PST by SumProVita (Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified Decartes))
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“I remain stunned that the Repubs have been handed enough ammo to destroy Obama’s chances of re-election — and do nothing with it”.

One might be tempted to believe without reservation, until the power of the media looms large. The perception is Dems good, Repubs bad. Though patently false, “the people” run with it. Dems good, repubs bad. Repeat often.


9 posted on 02/29/2012 10:18:56 AM PST by wita
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Makes you wonder doesn’t it? What do the pubbies say? Nothing? Crickets?

My premium went up 37% in February and I renewed with a doubled deductable and got a notice three days later that premium is going up 2.47% on May 1. I doubt we will be able to afford health insurance much longer.


10 posted on 02/29/2012 10:18:59 AM PST by Sequoyah101 (Half the people are below average.)
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To: pabianice

Please Please vote this POS out of office and the RATs in congress too.


11 posted on 02/29/2012 10:19:24 AM PST by rhubarbk
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To: pabianice

I wonder if the ‘have too good a deal’ logic will be applied to public section employees? I wonder if itll apply to current and former federal elected officials?


12 posted on 02/29/2012 10:23:00 AM PST by 556x45
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To: Sequoyah101

If the Republicans did say anything, the media would only carry it if they can portray it as outrageous, racist or elitist.


13 posted on 02/29/2012 10:25:11 AM PST by JimSEA
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Boehner could do well to get in the spotlight a little.

Obama is using the primary distractions to sneak some of the most rogue of his agenda in.

COME ON, BOENER! Get your head out of Romney’s ass for a minute to see what else is going on.


14 posted on 02/29/2012 10:25:15 AM PST by Tenacious 1 (With regards to the GOP: I am prodisestablishmentarianistic!)
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First off they’re not premiums. They’re enrollment fees.


15 posted on 02/29/2012 10:26:28 AM PST by mainevet (Get an M1911 or two or three or four)
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I need to remember my good deal when after 20 years with the company I made $28,000 dollars not counting $12,000 in allowances my last full year in the Nav.


16 posted on 02/29/2012 10:28:55 AM PST by mainevet (Get an M1911 or two or three or four)
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I would like to hear Speak Boehner say, “As my good friend Senator Reid is fond of saying, this legislation is Dead on Arrival.”

While Boehner is playing tidly-winks with Romney and his eye is off the ball, Obama will start screaming about a "Do Nothing Congress".

Next Obama speach, "I tried to tackle the deficit problem with some tough new remedies. Now I didn't want to have to charge our good military brothers and sisters more or anyone else for this Obamacare. But we all have pay our fair share. The republicans in the house don't want to solve problems. They want this country to go broke."

Boehner will look stupid trying to rebut something where the false premise has already been set by the media.

17 posted on 02/29/2012 10:29:34 AM PST by Tenacious 1 (With regards to the GOP: I am prodisestablishmentarianistic!)
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Current Co-worker is a retired Sgt with USAF. His monthly premiums for he and his wife are $36/month. We both work on base, he picks his Rx up for FREE.

Makes a difference when you put actual numbers to what is paid for Tri-Care, doesn’t it? Contrast that to what most working-class Americans are paying for their Health Care Insurance.


18 posted on 02/29/2012 10:29:57 AM PST by Hodar ( Who needs laws; when this FEELS so right?)
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To: pabianice

Who is this Dem Congressman Putz? I want a name.


19 posted on 02/29/2012 10:30:31 AM PST by mainevet (Get an M1911 or two or three or four)
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I remain stunned that the Repubs have been handed enough ammo to destroy Obama's chances of re-election -- and do nothing with it.

They are one in the same - most all bought & paid for hacks - controlled by the elites for the elites. Nothing will change as long as we have a total corrupt government & voted in by a large corrupt populace, which depends on gov.

20 posted on 02/29/2012 10:30:39 AM PST by Digger (If RINO is your selection then failure is your election)
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