Posted on 10/14/2011 10:20:45 PM PDT by Beowulf9
The Obama administration cut a major planned benefit from the 2010 health-care law on Friday, announcing that a program to offer Americans insurance for long-term care was simply unworkable.
Although the program had been dogged from the start by doubts about its feasibility, its elimination marks the first time the administration has backed away from a key piece of President Obamas signature legislative achievement.
Republican critics of the law immediately said the decision proved that the legislation is unsound and unsustainable. Every major GOP presidential candidate has pledged to work to repeal it.
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TruthHound make a valid point. Either we have a congressionally enacted law or we dont. Since when does the administration decide what part of a law to enforce, or what to overlook. Oh, my error, hes been doing that all along anyway with other laws.
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