Posted on 02/07/2014 5:25:16 PM PST by John Semmens
Democrats touted a Congressional Budget Office report that projects more than 2 million workers will opt out of full time work because of the Affordable Care Act's subsidies for unemployed and underemployed persons.
“While the Administration's opponents will try to make this look like bad news, the fact is that work is a disutility,” said Press Secretary Jay Carney. “Everyone knows that leisure is man's preferred state. By enabling more people to obtain health insurance at government expense, the Affordable Care Act is liberating millions from the drudgery of full time employment.”
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) maintains that “enabling more people to escape the burdens of toil was one of the key objectives of the Act. Ideally, we would've liked to extend this same benefit to every American. Unfortunately, some will still be required to work longer hours in order to provide the funds needed to subsidize the benefits we were able to give to those willing to abandon full time jobs.”
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid hailed “the end of job-lock. By leveraging the efforts of those willing to work longer hours we have been able to subsidize the health insurance of those who have better uses for their time. Combined with the expansion of the disability rolls and the extension of unemployment benefits, the Affordable Care Act is helping to create a new class of free agents in our society. It is a dream come true for a growing segment of our population.”
Ironically, the CBO report also projected that in 10 years the number of Americans without health insurance is expected to exceed 30 million—virtually the same number that was cited as a rationale for imposing the Obamacare mandate. “There will always be people who refuse to cooperate with the program,” Carney acknowledged. “Hopefully, the IRS will be able to track them down and fine them for noncompliance.”
In related news, Carney maintained that the $4,000 per year decline in median household income since the start of the Obama Administration is “evidence of an America turning away from materialistic concerns. Households are taking home less money because the Administration's policies have helped persuade people that grubbing for dollars is not an appealing way to live one's life.”
if you missed any of this week's other semi-news/semi-satire posts you can find them at...
http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Opinion/150111-2014-02-07-semi-news-a-satire-of-recent-news-february-9-2014.htm
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Its funny. When I saw the original comments by the obamists, I immediately thought of you.
Its got to be hard to satirize these people when the things they say with a straight face are so twisted right from the horse’s mouth. You could lay the original transcript and the satire side by side and I defy anyone to tell which is real and which is the joke.
Good job.
Jay Carney is ready for the funny farm. These handouts are un American, and; Jay “is a real Carney” thinks sitting on one’s ass collecting checks, EBT cards, housing, medical etc. is just frigging wonderful.
Naahhh (smiling broadly), I've been liberated from workforce drudgery !
That's WONDERFUL, baby ... did you get a raise ?
Ummm ... no ... it's actually a little ... er ... of a decrease in pay, but I feel GREAT !
I'm SO happy for you ... let's go out to eat and celebrate !
Good idea, but remember, we have to home early ... you've got work tomorrow.
Do I have to be progressive democrat to apply?
Hey, when you are handed a lemon, what do you do? You make lemonade. These liberals, socialists and communists are telling us to just make lemonade
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good article!
Once again, John, you truthfully translate what these twerps are saying into what they are saying. BRAVO!
John, this is prescient news!
LOL
But it's more like :o/
Good one John, but there is more truth than satire to this one.
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