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GE Gets Obama Health Law Money ($36 million for early retirees)
WOKV ^ | April 1, 2011 | Jamie Dupree

Posted on 04/01/2011 8:50:42 AM PDT by maggief

Just days after General Electric got some bad press over how the company made huge profits, but didn't pay anything in income taxes, Congress was told the Obama Administration gave the company money to help preserve health benefits for GE retirees.

"I understand you gave General Electric $36 million to help their early retirees," Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) said at a House hearing.

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The committee dustup over General Electric came in the wake of news stories that said the company made $14 billion in profits, but paid nothing in income taxes in 2010.

GE isn't the only well known company that received money in the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program, as Republicans ticked off companies like AT&T, which received $140 million to help provide insurance to its retirees.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ge; obamacare; thuganomics

1 posted on 04/01/2011 8:50:46 AM PDT by maggief
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To: maggief

btt


2 posted on 04/01/2011 9:02:45 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: maggief

So, Obama gave Immelt a jobs czar position, hook him to Brazil with him for God knows what reason, GE pays no taxes and, now, this?


3 posted on 04/01/2011 9:05:02 AM PDT by johniegrad
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To: johniegrad

Hook= took. Fat fingers and iPads are a bad combination.


4 posted on 04/01/2011 9:06:19 AM PDT by johniegrad
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To: maggief

This is the slimiest president this country has ever had. He has to be defeated.


5 posted on 04/01/2011 9:07:18 AM PDT by Graybeard58 (Of course Obama loves his country. The thing is, Sarah loves mine.)
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To: Graybeard58; maggief

I’m starting off awfully mad today. Corruption on a level we have never before witnessed.


6 posted on 04/01/2011 9:10:01 AM PDT by onyx (If you truly support Sarah Palin and want to be on her busy ping list, let me know!)
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To: onyx

Crony Capitalism X tax cheats.


7 posted on 04/01/2011 9:20:49 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Go Hawks !)
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To: maggief

And just what in the hell will the milk toast crowd do about getting the tax payers money back. Crickets


8 posted on 04/01/2011 9:21:45 AM PDT by org.whodat
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To: maggief

If you are not paying at least $600 per month for individual health insurance, you are subsidized by the government.


9 posted on 04/01/2011 9:24:14 AM PDT by Realism (Some believe that the facts-of-life are open to debate.....)
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To: maggief
"You gotta have friends" ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ ♭ ♮ ♯
10 posted on 04/01/2011 9:24:51 AM PDT by dennisw ( The early bird catches the worm)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

It’s all so damn far out of hand, I just don’t know how to fix it without overthrowing this regime.


11 posted on 04/01/2011 9:30:47 AM PDT by onyx (If you truly support Sarah Palin and want to be on her busy ping list, let me know!)
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To: Graybeard58; CaptainAmiigaf

“This is the slimiest president this country has ever had. He has to be defeated.”

This is the slimiest president this country has ever had.
He has to be IMPEACHED!


12 posted on 04/01/2011 9:44:57 AM PDT by Mrs. B.S. Roberts
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To: maggief

Obama + GE = Love story three


13 posted on 04/01/2011 9:50:58 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: maggief

As others have pointed out this vile POS 0dumbo MUST be voted out

the problem is look how many members there are in those unions and public employee orgainzations.
Think they will vote to end their gravy train?


14 posted on 04/01/2011 9:59:22 AM PDT by RWGinger
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To: maggief

To reduce health care costs for everyone, GE should slash the prices of their outrageously expensive imaging equipment.


15 posted on 04/01/2011 10:03:47 AM PDT by beenhereforever
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To: beenhereforever

UAW got over 200 Million for early retirees health care. This is so unreal.


16 posted on 04/01/2011 10:06:06 AM PDT by scooby321
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To: maggief
I feel like I'm living in the old Soviet Union.

The only thing missing is bureaucrats walking around with Peoples' Hero medals pinned to the lapels of their ill-fitting Gum Department Store suits.

17 posted on 04/01/2011 10:09:34 AM PDT by Madame Dufarge
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