Posted on 01/07/2012 5:08:06 AM PST by rawhide
Labor unions continued to receive the overwhelming majority of waivers from the presidents health care reform law since the Obama administration tightened application rules last summer.
Documents released in a classic Friday afternoon news dump show that labor unions representing 543,812 workers received waivers from President Barack Obamas signature legislation since June 17, 2011.
By contrast, private employers with a total of 69,813 employees, many of whom work for small businesses, were granted waivers.
The Department of Health and Human Services revised the rules governing applications for health reform waivers June 17, 2011, amid a steady stream of controversial news reports, including The Daily Callers story that nearly 20 percent of last Mays waivers went to businesses in House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosis district in California.
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To the victors go the spoils (it’s the Chicago way)
I am pretty sure that I saw union signs and union members all in favor for this health care mess last year.
The Current FReepathon Pays For The Current Quarters Expenses?
What would be just lovely is if the next administration exempted everyone except unions.
Oppression is for Republicans, not for democrat hypocrites who pushed this legislation.
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