Posted on 10/06/2010 6:56:25 PM PDT by Nachum
As Obama administration officials put into place the first major wave of changes under the health care legislation, they have tried to defuse stiffening resistance from companies like McDonalds and some insurers by granting dozens of waivers to maintain even minimal coverage far below the new laws standards.
The waivers have been issued in the last several weeks as part of a broader strategic effort to stave off threats by some health insurers to abandon markets, drop out of the business altogether or refuse to sell certain policies.
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It seemed like a good idea at the time.
Government by waiver is not government by rule of law—it is ruling by whim and favor.
And so it beings....’You give a huge sum to my campaign, and We will give you a waiver’.
I believe this is all part of the plan. By now, the “ruling” class knows that any government involvement in business leads to screw-ups which the government then has to “ride to the rescue” to “fix” ... and ultimately, when government meddling causes something from the business sector to no longer be viable, guess who “rides to the rescue” to “fix” the problem?
All waivers to be recalled on Nov. 3rd.
Well - if they knew what the hell they were doing, or were at all concerned about anything other than advancing their totalitarian agenda, the would have.
Governing by whim and favor. Indeed.
Think I will steal that line :)
Thanks for the thumbs up on my phrasing.
The “Horse Trading” begins...
there’s 2 generations of Congressional retail goods in that ‘BammyCare Bill that wil pre-occupy the K St Lobby industry and re-elect RinoCrat Oligarchs in perpetuity.
If We the Poeple let it happen.
Some proles are more equal than others, Comrade!
Exactly. The squeakiest wheel, or whoever has the best lobbyists, or the most influence, gets a better deal. It's a stunningly corruptible process.
Where the hell is my family’s waiver?
Obama’s grand socialist experiment for America is an Epic FAIL.... Repeal it now before any real and lasting damage is done.
There is no law when the executive can re-write them at will.
Waiver = a) whim of a bureaucrat; b) reward for services rendered
I prefer DEMONrats
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