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Obama White House Hands Out 111 Obamacare Waivers- Hides It From Public (Video)
Gateway Pundit ^ | 11/13/10 | Jim Hoft

Posted on 11/14/2010 9:25:52 AM PST by pissant

This didn’t make any headlines… The Obama Administration recently handed out 111 Obamacare waivers to special US companies… And, they’re hiding this from the American public. It takes 6 clicks to find out this information on the government’s health care website.

Unfortunately, if you’re a small business or you don’t have the right connections you can’t get a waiver for your company. That’s the new reality under the Obama-Pelosi regime.

Unbelievable. Via Cost of Freedom:

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KEYWORDS: cwii; duplicate; impeachobama; larrysinclairslover; obamacare; obamacarewaivers
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To: tanknetter

They just want to stay in business. THe insidiouus effect of the Death Care bill is that many Republican supporting companes will have to apply for waivers, comverting them to the dem cause. Thats how fascism works.

We should be making a huge public stink about it!!!


21 posted on 11/14/2010 10:04:33 AM PST by Candor7 (Obama . fascist info..http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: RC2
We need to boycott the government for even doing this. Companies will take what the government gives them.

Get off your anti-corporate high horse.

What this affair reveals is:

1. It's an admission that even the feds recognize that the actual application of Obamacare isn't practical -- or even feasible.

2. If you're big enough to have legal/lobby representation in Washington -- or otherwise know how the system works -- you can get a waiver. Note that some of employee counts were quite small.

It's not some kind of plot against small business. Anybody can get relief, evidently, but you have to know how to navigate the system. That's not a reflection on big business -- it's a statement about the perversity of big government.

22 posted on 11/14/2010 10:05:28 AM PST by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance on Parade)
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To: Fred Nerks; null and void; stockpirate; george76; PhilDragoo; Candor7; rxsid; MeekOneGOP; ...

PING!!


23 posted on 11/14/2010 10:06:51 AM PST by Candor7 (Obama . fascist info..http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: okie01

“Get off your anti-corporate high horse.”

Where did you get that from my statement? I simply was stating to go after the White House, where the problem orginated. Don’t handle the problem to try and fix it......get rid of it.


24 posted on 11/14/2010 10:11:33 AM PST by RC2
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To: RC2
Companies will take what the government gives them.

Apologize if I mistook. But I thought I detected some resentment in the above quote.

25 posted on 11/14/2010 10:23:49 AM PST by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance on Parade)
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To: Candor7

It’ll take a good bit of research to figure out ALL the places you might want to boycott. For instance, #26 on the list, “Darden Restaurants” (with 34,000 enrollees), is a conglomerate which owns the following ‘casual dining’ restaurant chains:

Red Lobster
Olive Garden
Longhorn Steakhouse
The Capital Grille
Bahama Breeze
Seasons 52


26 posted on 11/14/2010 10:28:15 AM PST by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: Candor7

Thanks for that list (wondered why no one had posted it).

See related thread and my questions in post #49

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2626960/posts


27 posted on 11/14/2010 10:30:02 AM PST by thouworm
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To: pissant

How does this NOT violate equal protection?


28 posted on 11/14/2010 10:32:53 AM PST by Michael Barnes (Guilty of being White.)
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To: Michael Barnes

We are a government of men, not laws. That whole “equal protection” thing isn’t needed anymore. Didn’t you get the memo?


29 posted on 11/14/2010 10:34:39 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: WayneS

I agree with you. But we should be making a stink about this. This is how liberal fascism works, ingratiating those who wish to stay in business.

It makes free people run to Big Brother for help, instead of establishing free competition. The favored get to survive.Gradually monopo;ies are established.

I hate this government and its insidious attacks on freedom.


30 posted on 11/14/2010 10:34:39 AM PST by Candor7 (Obama . fascist info..http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: pissant
#91 on the list, 'UFT Welfare Fund' with 351,000 enrollees, is the United Federation of Teachers' health care plan.
31 posted on 11/14/2010 10:35:26 AM PST by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: ClearCase_guy

The Republicans better take a chainsaw to the Federal Gov’t, starting with this monstrosity.


32 posted on 11/14/2010 10:42:52 AM PST by Michael Barnes (Guilty of being White.)
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To: Candor7

More corruption and dirty tricks thanks to this Regime.


33 posted on 11/14/2010 10:48:28 AM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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To: pissant

By the way, the 1,175,411 “Total” enrollees noted at the bottom of the list does not include the enrollees from a company called ‘Reliance Standard’ (a health insurance group of some kind), which lists its number of enrollees as “varies”.

The actual number of ‘enrollees’ affected by the exemptions is probably significantly more than 1,175,411.


34 posted on 11/14/2010 10:57:44 AM PST by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: pissant; Fred Nerks; null and void; stockpirate; george76; PhilDragoo; Candor7; rxsid; ...
BOYCOTT THEM !!!

http://www.hhs.gov/ociio/regulations/approved_applications_for_waiver.html

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Approved Applications for Waiver of the Annual Limits Requirements of the PHS Act Section 2711 as of November 1, 2010

*All Applicants Listed have had 1 or more plans/policies approved

Applications for waivers from annual limit requirements are reviewed on a case by case basis by Department officials who look at a series of factors including whether or not a premium increase is large or if a significant number of enrollees would lose access to their current plan because the coverage would not be offered in the absence of a waiver. More detailed information on specific criteria can be found at: http://www.hhs.gov/ociio/regulations/11-05-2010annual_limits_waiver_bulletin.pdf. Approved applicants are granted an annual limit waiver for one year. The Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight’s sub-regulatory guidance on the process for obtaining waivers of the annual limits requirements may be found at: http://www.hhs.gov/ociio/regulations/patient/ociio_2010-1_20100903_508.pdf

Applicant

Application
Received

Plan
Effective
Date

Number
of
Enrollees

Application
Completed by
Applicant

Waiver
Approved

1

Protocol Marketing Group

10/4/2010

1/1/2011

454

10/25/2010

11/1/2010

2

Sasnak

9/29/2010

1/1/2011

813

9/29/2010

11/1/2010

3

Star Tek

10/1/2010

1/1/2011

1,423

10/26/2010

11/1/2010

4

Adventist Care Centers

10/1/2010

1/1/2011

725

10/26/2010

10/29/2010

5

B.E.S.T of NY

10/7/2010

1/1/2011

1,200

10/27/2010

10/29/2010

6

Boskovich Farms, Inc

10/8/2010

1/1/2011

165

10/28/2010

10/29/2010

7

Gallegos Corp

9/29/2010

1/1/2011

86

10/28/2010

10/29/2010

8

Jeffords Steel and Engineering

10/4/2010

1/1/2011

112

10/28/2010

10/29/2010

9

O.K. Industries

10/4/2010

1/1/2011

1,238

10/28/2010

10/29/2010

10

Service Employees Benefit Fund

10/12/2010

11/1/2010

1,297

10/29/2010

10/29/2010

11

Sun Pacific Farming Coop

10/6/2010

12/1/2010

1,109

10/6/2010

10/29/2010

12

UFCW Allied Trade Health & Welfare Trust

10/5/2010

1-Dec

68

10/25/2010

10/29/2010

13

HCR Manor Care

10/5/2010

1/1/2011

2,666

10/26/2010

10/28/2010

14

IBEW No.915

9/28/2010

1/1/2011

930

10/15/2010

10/28/2010

15

Integra BMS for Culp, Inc.

10/4/2010

1/1/2011

34

10/25/2010

10/28/2010

16

New England Health Care

9/27/2010

1/1/2011

7,454

10/26/2010

10/28/2010

17

Aegis Insurance

10/6/2010

11/1/2010

67

10/25/2010

10/26/2010

18

Alliance One Tobacco

9/30/2010

1/1/2011

138

10/21/2010

10/26/2010

19

Asbestos Workers Local 53 Welfare Fund

9/29/2010

1/1/2011

2

10/21/2010

10/26/2010

20

Assurant Health (2nd Application)

9/29/2010

1/1/2011

19,024

10/21/2010

10/26/2010

21

Captain Elliot's Party Boats

10/12/2010

11/1/2010

10

10/25/2010

10/26/2010

22

Carlson Restaurants

9/22/2010

1/1/2011

3,381

10/21/2010

10/26/2010

23

CH Guenther & Son

9/24/2010

1/1/2011

300

10/21/2010

10/26/2010

24

CKM Industries dba Miller Environmental

10/5/2010

11/1/2010

34

10/25/2010

10/26/2010

25

CWVEBA

10/14/2010

10/1/2010

4,500

10/18/2010

10/26/2010

26

Darden Restaurants

9/30/2010

1/1/2011

34,000

10/21/2010

10/26/2010

27

Duarte Nursery

9/23/2010

1/1/2011

283

10/19/2010

10/26/2010

28

Employees Security Fund

9/29/2010

1/1/2011

22

9/29/2010

10/26/2010

29

Florida Trowel Trades

9/27/2010

1/1/2011

297

10/21/2010

10/26/2010

30

Ingles Markets

9/30/2010

1/1/2011

917

10/25/2010

10/26/2010

31

Meijer

10/1/2010

1/1/2011

4,873

10/1/2010

10/26/2010

32

O'Reilly Auto Parts

9/23/2010

1/1/2011

9,722

9/23/2010

10/26/2010

33

Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 123 Welfare Fund

9/30/2010

1/1/2011

534

10/21/2010

10/26/2010

34

Sun Belt

9/28/2010

10/1/2010

114

10/20/2010

10/26/2010

35

UFCW Local 227

10/12/2010

11/1/2010

1,125

10/12/2010

10/26/2010

36

Uncle Julio's

9/30/2010

11/1/2010

115

10/25/2010

10/26/2010

37

United Group

9/24/2010

1/1/2011

177

10/19/2010

10/26/2010

38

US Imaging

10/11/2010

11/1/2010

148

10/25/2010

10/26/2010

39

Vino Farms

10/8/2010

11/1/2010

152

10/21/2010

10/26/2010

40

Advanta

9/20/2010

9/1/2011

52

9/20/2010

10/21/2010

41

Agricare

9/23/2010

11/1/2010

437

9/23/2010

10/21/2010

42

Alaska Seafood

9/23/2010

1/1/2010

262

10/15/2010

10/21/2010

43

American Fidelity

9/22/2010

10/23/2010

9,358

10/14/2010

10/21/2010

44

Convergys

9/20/2010

1/1/2011

1,400

9/20/2010

10/21/2010

45

Darensberries

9/28/2010

10/1/2010

1,450

9/28/2010

10/21/2010

46

Gowan Company

9/23/2010

1/1/2011

225

9/27/2010

10/21/2010

47

Greystar

9/23/2010

1/1/2011

1,747

10/13/2010

10/21/2010

48

Macayo Restaurants

9/22/2010

12/1/2010

46

10/18/2010

10/21/2010

49

Periodical Services

9/27/2010

1/1/2011

464

9/27/2010

10/21/2010

50

UniFirst

9/23/2010

9/1/2011

2,659

10/14/2010

10/21/2010

51

Universal Forest Products

9/23/2011

5/1/2010

1,738

10/19/2010

10/21/2010

52

UFCW Maximus Local 455

10/4/2010

1/1/2011

59

10/18/2010

10/18/2010

53

AHS

9/22/2010

1/1/2011

400

10/12/2010

10/14/2010

54

GuideStone Financial Resources

9/21/2010

1/1/2011

354

9/21/2010

10/14/2010

55

Local 25 SEIU

9/29/2010

10/1/2010

31,000

10/7/2010

10/14/2010

56

MAUSER Corp.

9/21/2010

1/1/2011

47

9/24/2010

10/14/2010

57

Preferred Care, Inc.

9/15/2010

1/1/2011

918

9/15/2010

10/14/2010

58

Ruby Tuesday

10/8/2010

1/1/2011

3,219

10/8/2010

10/14/2010

59

The Dixie Group, Inc.

8/27/2010

6/19/2010

269

10/12/2010

10/14/2010

60

UFCW Local 1262

9/20/2010

10/1/2010

5,390

9/20/2010

10/14/2010

61

Whelan Security Company

9/23/2010

1/1/2011

287

10/12/2010

10/14/2010

62

AMF Bowling Worldwide

9/14/2010

1/1/2011

295

10/7/2010

10/12/2010

63

Assisted Living Concepts

9/17/2010

1/1/2011

1,174

9/17/2010

10/12/2010

64

Case & Associates

9/17/2010

1/1/2011

87

9/17/2010

10/12/2010

65

GPM Investments

9/17/2010

1/1/2011

275

9/17/2010

10/12/2010

66

Grace Living Centers

9/14/2010

10/1/2010

534

9/14/2010

10/12/2010

67

Mountaire

9/17/2010

1/1/2011

2,074

9/17/2010

10/12/2010

68

Swift Spinning

9/16/2010

1/1/2011

240

9/16/2010

10/12/2010

69

Belmont Village

9/10/2010

1/1/2011

785

10/4/2010

10/8/2010

70

Caliber Services

9/13/2010

1/1/2011

606

9/13/2010

10/8/2010

71

Cracker Barrel

9/9/2010

1/1/2011

16,823

9/17/2010

10/8/2010

72

DISH Network

9/13/2010

3/1/2011

3,597

9/23/2010

10/8/2010

73

Groendyke Transport, Inc

9/2/2010

1/1/2011

1,322

9/2/2010

10/8/2010

74

Pocono Medical Center

9/24/2010

1/1/2011

3,298

9/24/2010

10/8/2010

75

Regis Corporation

9/10/2010

3/1/2011

3,617

10/1/2010

10/8/2010

76

The Pictsweet Co.

9/13/2010

1/1/2010

694

9/13/2010

10/8/2010

77

Diversified Interiors

9/28/2010

10/1/2010

300

9/28/2010

10/1/2010

78

Local 802 Musicians Health Fund

9/29/2010

10/1/2010

1,801

9/29/2010

10/1/2010

79

Medical Card System

9/20/2010

10/1/2010

6,635

9/23/2010

10/1/2010

80

The Buccaneer

9/22/2010

10/1/2010

125

9/28/2010

10/1/2010

81

CIGNA

9/17/2010

9/26/2010

265,000

9/30/2010

9/30/2010

82

Greater Metropolitan Hotel

9/16/2010

10/1/2010

1,200

9/24/2010

9/30/2010

83

Local 17 Hospitality Benefit Fund

9/16/2010

10/1/2010

881

9/24/2010

9/30/2010

84

GS-ILA

9/15/2010

10/1/2010

298

9/15/2010

9/28/2010

85

Allied

9/13/2010

10/1/2010

127

9/13/2010

9/27/2010

86

Harden Healthcare

9/9/2010

1/1/2011

874

9/29/2010

9/27/2010

87

Health and Welfare Benefit System

9/16/2010

10/1/2010

41

9/16/2010

9/27/2010

88

Health Connector

9/20/2010

10/1/2010

3,544

9/24/2010

9/27/2010

89

I.U.P.A.T

9/16/2010

10/1/2010

875

9/23/2010

9/27/2010

90

Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc.

9/22/2010

10/1/2010

326

9/22/2010

9/27/2010

91

Transport Workers

9/20/2010

10/1/2010

107

9/23/2010

9/27/2010

92

UFT Welfare Fund

9/16/2010

10/1/2010

351,000

9/27/2010

9/27/2010

93

Aegis

9/16/2010

10/1/2010

162

9/21/2010

9/24/2010

94

Aetna

9/16/2010

10/1/2010

209,423

9/16/2010

9/24/2010

95

Allflex

9/20/2010

10/1/2010

34

9/22/2010

9/24/2010

96

Baptist Retirement

9/10/2010

10/1/2010

127

9/17/2010

9/24/2010

97

BCS Insurance

9/13/2010

9/24/2010

115,000

9/22/2010

9/24/2010

98

Cryogenic

9/20/2010

10/1/2010

19

9/20/2010

9/24/2010

99

Fowler Packing Co.

9/8/2010

10/1/2010

39

9/17/2010

9/24/2010

100

Guy C. Lee Mfg.

9/15/2010

10/1/2010

312

9/15/2010

9/24/2010

101

HealthPort

9/17/2010

10/1/2010

608

9/17/2010

9/24/2010

102

Jack in the Box

9/17/2010

10/1/2010

1,130

9/21/2010

9/24/2010

103

Maritime Association

9/17/2010

10/1/2010

500

9/21/2010

9/24/2010

104

Maverick County

9/21/2010

10/1/2010

1

9/23/2010

9/24/2010

105

Metro Paving Fund

9/20/2010

10/1/2010

550

9/20/2010

9/24/2010

106

PMPS-ILA

9/19/2010

10/1/2010

15

9/23/2010

9/24/2010

107

PS-ILA

9/19/2010

10/1/2010

8

9/23/2010

9/24/2010

108

QK/DRD (Denny's)

9/16/2010

10/1/2010

65

9/22/2010

9/24/2010

109

Reliance Standard

9/14/2010

10/1/2010

varies

9/14/2010

9/24/2010

110

Tri-Pak

9/20/2010

10/1/2010

26

9/20/2010

9/24/2010

111

UABT

9/17/2010

10/1/2010

17,347

9/17/2010

9/24/2010

total

1,175,411



35 posted on 11/14/2010 10:59:02 AM PST by Candor7 (Obama . fascist info..http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: mewzilla
Won’t all these waivers make Obamacare a bill of attainder?

It would seem to fit with the original intent or our founders... this is illegal!

Bill of Attainder

Definition: A legislative act that singles out an individual or group for punishment without a trial.

The Constitution of the United States, Article I, Section 9, paragraph 3 provides that: "No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law will be passed."

"The Bill of Attainder Clause was intended not as a narrow, technical (and therefore soon to be outmoded) prohibition, but rather as an implementation of the separation of powers, a general safeguard against legislative exercise of the judicial function or more simply - trial by legislature." U.S. v. Brown, 381 U.S. 437, 440 (1965).

"These clauses of the Constitution are not of the broad, general nature of the Due Process Clause, but refer to rather precise legal terms which had a meaning under English law at the time the Constitution was adopted. A bill of attainder was a legislative act that singled out one or more persons and imposed punishment on them, without benefit of trial. Such actions were regarded as odious by the framers of the Constitution because it was the traditional role of a court, judging an individual case, to impose punishment." William H. Rehnquist, The Supreme Court, page 166.

"Bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, and laws impairing the obligations of contracts, are contrary to the first principles of the social compact, and to every principle of sound legislation. ... The sober people of America are weary of the fluctuating policy which has directed the public councils. They have seen with regret and indignation that sudden changes and legislative interferences, in cases affecting personal rights, become jobs in the hands of enterprising and influential speculators, and snares to the more-industrious and less-informed part of the community." James Madison, Federalist Number 44, 1788.

Supreme Court cases construing the Bill of Attainder clause include:

Ex Parte Garland, 4 Wallace 333 (1866).

Cummings v. Missouri, 4 Wallace 277 (1866).

U.S. v. Brown, 381 U.S. 437 (1965).

Nixon v. Administrator of General Services, 433 U.S.425 (1977).

Selective Service Administration v. Minnesota PIRG, 468 U.S. 841 (1984).

36 posted on 11/14/2010 11:00:25 AM PST by Spitzensparkin1 (Arrest and deport all illegal aliens. Illegal is not a race - it is a crime. WhooRaah! Arizona!)
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To: pissant

I copied the list into a spread sheet and sorted it by number of enrollees.

The six ‘Applicants’ with the largest number of ‘enrollees’ (not including Reliant Standard with their ‘varying’ number of enrollees) are:

UFT Welfare Fund = 351,000
CIGNA = 265,000
Aetna = 209,423
BCS Insurance = 115,000
Darden Restaurants = 34,000
Local 25 SEIU = 31,000


37 posted on 11/14/2010 11:03:31 AM PST by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: AdmSmith; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; bigheadfred; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; Delacon; ...

111 Obamacare waivers to US companies, thanks pissant, NormsRevenge, and rockabyebaby.


38 posted on 11/14/2010 11:19:12 AM PST by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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To: Candor7

Everyone call DeMint et al. and demand this be stopped!


39 posted on 11/14/2010 11:26:23 AM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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To: mewzilla
Won’t all these waivers make Obamacare a bill of attainder?

In a sane world, one would think so, but from a legal perspective, the concept of the bill of attainder is as dead a letter as ex post facto laws. Courts will twist themselves into shapes only obtainable in orbit rather than declare a law either of these.

40 posted on 11/14/2010 12:15:03 PM PST by zeugma (Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam)
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