Posted on 12/22/2016 7:18:28 AM PST by milton23
Did the GOP not just win an election, in part, because of the devastating effects Obamacare is having? They keep pledging they are going to repeal it, but one Republican Senator who will have a great deal of say in the matter wants to keep the Obamacare taxes in place.
Some conservatives have long pushed for repealing the entire health law, including the taxes. But other Republicans, including Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), want to keep some of the taxes to provide revenue for a replacement plan.
“There needs to be some source of revenue,” Cassidy told The Hill. He noted that various healthcare industry groups already worked out deals when ObamaCare was being passed in 2009 to give up some money in exchange for increasing coverage, which would help their business.
“As far as I’m concerned, we can leave those on the table,” he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at theresurgent.com ...
FU REPUBLICANS
Lock them up!
Off with his head!
Erick Erick Erickson? Likely fake news.
GOPe still at it.
There's a huge difference between the IRS penalties and any other taxes that were included in the original ACA law. I'm not happy with any of them, but the penalties are far worse than the others.
GOP big donors love socialized medicine because it gets health care off their financial books. Beltway GOP types love Obamacare because it’s another pot of money to manage and receive lobbyist bribes for.
President Trump’s first order of business should be repealing the Congressional exemption for Obamacare.
[He noted that various healthcare industry groups already worked out deals when ObamaCare was being passed in 2009 to give up some money in exchange for increasing coverage,]
What? They were guaranteed increased coverage because of the mandate! Does this mean that Cassidy wants to keep the mandate in place?
“President Trump’s first order of business should be repealing the Congressional exemption for Obamacare.”
Exactly! Stop making laws from which they exempt themselves.
Oh my gosh...NOOOOOO!!!! This is killing families.
Republicans twistedly believe they can provide better medical care than a Doctor or a Nurse.
Sen. LOSER Cassidy please show us your medical degrees.
“President Trump’s first order of business should be repealing the Congressional exemption for Obamacare.”
NOPE, NADA, Not good Enough.
He needs to issue an Executive Order requiring ALL FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, Excluding only the Military to Immediately Sign up for and Purchase their own Personal and Family Health Care from the Affordable Care Exchange in the State they legally Reside, This will Include the ENTIRE FEDERAL JUDICIARY.
P.E.A.C.E.
The Public Employee Affordable Care Enrollment Executive Order.
I’m sure this is true, but that isn’t why Erick the Red is reporting this: he is reporting this to undermine Trump. “See, he can’t really accomplish anything.”
Just watch.
Will it lower the price on getting a fake tan (tanning bed tax)? or will we have to learn to live with orange?
A politician with taxes is like a drug addict with dope.
They have to be forced to give them up.
These gope losers STILL don’t get it. Maybe they need a new awakening brought to them by taxpayers? Maybe their offices need flooded by calls letting them know what complete losers they are. Maybe they need more...much more.
These gope losers STILL don’t get it. Maybe they need a new awakening brought to them by taxpayers? Maybe their offices need flooded by calls letting them know what complete losers they are. Maybe they need more...much more.
Big Bisiness desperately wants out from under the cost of.employee health insurance. Obamacare, and likely any replacement, is and attempt to guarantee revenue streams for the Health Insurance companies once Corporate America starts dumping health insurance as an employee benefit.
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