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Feds are building a detective squad to target consumers and companies that don't follow..."
.dailymail.co.uk ^ | 21 August 2013 | David Martosko In Washington

Posted on 08/21/2013 10:53:57 PM PDT by LucyT

More than 1,600 new employees hired by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources in the aftermath of Obamacare's passage include just two described as 'consumer safety' officers, but 86 tasked with 'criminal investigating' – indicating that the agency is building an army of detectives to sleuth out violations of a law that many in Congress who supported it still find confusing.

On the day President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law in 2010, HHS received authority from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to make as many as 1,814 new hires under an emergency 'Direct Hiring Authority' order.

The Obama administration ordered that employment expansion despite a government-wide hiring freeze.

-Post-Obamacare law hiring at the Department of Health and Human Services included 86 'criminal investigators,' but just two 'consumer safety' officers
-On the day President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law in 2010, HHS received authority to make 1,814 new hires
-The authorization included positions for 50 criminal investigators. The agency increased that number to 86
-The agency was also authorized to hire 261 'consumer safety officers.' Only two such employees were hired

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: healthcare; investigators
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EXCLUSIVE: Feds are building a detective squad to target consumers and companies that don't follow Obamacare's rules

1 posted on 08/21/2013 10:53:57 PM PDT by LucyT
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To: LucyT

This is where all the hiring is taking place, Federal employees to to put Obamas boot to our throats.


2 posted on 08/21/2013 10:59:53 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: LucyT

We’re bankrupt and DC keeps building up its armies of bureaucrats.


3 posted on 08/21/2013 11:08:50 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: LucyT

“Up against the wall, Citizen, and drop that chocolate bar!”

Don’t laugh; it’s sure to happen....


4 posted on 08/21/2013 11:11:28 PM PDT by Jack Hammer (American)
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To: LucyT

Affirmative action on steroids!! 90% of these useless eater Federal drones will be female, gay, minority, disabled, lesbian and so on. Private sector white guys (Asians too) are who pay the bulk of all taxes throughout America that keep such useless eaters afloat. Government workers do not pay taxes. Come tax time they are simply rebating back part of their salary. When paying sales tax too.


5 posted on 08/21/2013 11:12:48 PM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: LucyT
Well, I'm sure that it won't be used to go after (harass, terrorize, destroy) Tea Party types, gun owners, conservatives, etc.

You know, because that would be wrong and stuff.

/s

6 posted on 08/21/2013 11:15:56 PM PDT by SIDENET
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To: fieldmarshaldj
We’re bankrupt and DC keeps building up its armies of bureaucrats.

DC is a black hole sucking the life out of main street America. The NSA is also huge tax waster. The reason they now spy, collate, store communications on all Americans is so NSA contractors could make additional billions building and servicing this new infrastructure. Also so petty bureaucrats could expand their NSA empires

7 posted on 08/21/2013 11:18:18 PM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: LucyT

It’s like the morality police in Muzzie-dominated countries only more un-American!


8 posted on 08/21/2013 11:42:16 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (IÂ’m not a Republican, I'm a Conservative! Pubbies haven't been conservative since before T.R.)
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Zampolit America


9 posted on 08/21/2013 11:43:52 PM PDT by GeronL
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To: LucyT

why do we have to get all our news from the UK?

is it because all the MSM have relatives working for the current resident of the WH?


10 posted on 08/22/2013 2:04:57 AM PDT by hadaclueonce (dont worry about Mexico, put the fence around kalifornia.)
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To: LucyT; Liz

Pelosi knew.


11 posted on 08/22/2013 2:14:56 AM PDT by Libloather (The epitome of civility.)
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To: LucyT
Those who don't comply OFF TO THE GULAGS !

And now to our sponsors.

A Happy reminder brought to you by:

Happy Communist Socialist States of Amerika of the Utopia loving Liberals.

12 posted on 08/22/2013 3:05:24 AM PDT by American Constitutionalist
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sfl


13 posted on 08/22/2013 4:52:17 AM PDT by phockthis (http://www.supremelaw.org/fedzone11/index.htm ...)
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To: LucyT
Ja, you know. How can you zay zhat Obamacare does not create jobs?!?!

It's so funny that you vould zay zhat.

More SS officers means more jobs.

...er..that is to zay, more SAFETY officers. Ja, ja, that's vhat I mean.

OBEY THE GOVERNMENT AT ALL TIMES.

That is all.

14 posted on 08/22/2013 6:22:15 AM PDT by PATRIOT1876
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To: LucyT
From the article: 'This blatant disregard for the rule of law raises serious questions as to how these new criminal investigators will behave, what guidelines they will follow and who will provide much-needed oversight.'

Jury nullification. Refuse to convict anyone charged with an obamacare "crime."

15 posted on 08/22/2013 7:21:55 AM PDT by T Ruth (Islam shall be defeated.)
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To: T Ruth; MestaMachine; Rushmore Rocks; Oorang; sweetiepiezer; txnuke; La Lydia; aragorn; Velveeta; ..

Feds are building a detective squad to target consumers and companies that don't follow Obamacare's rules

Check out article.

Interesting comments, esp # 7 , # 15.

16 posted on 08/22/2013 11:34:50 AM PDT by LucyT (In politics, "Lack of Money" speaks louder than words. Stop donating to RINOs.)
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To: LucyT

I am sure everyone has heard the old adage, “Rules were made to be broken.”
If there was ever a time for civil disobedience, this is it.


17 posted on 08/22/2013 11:51:18 AM PDT by MestaMachine (My caps work, You gotta earn them.)
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To: dennisw

” Affirmative action on steroids!! 90% of these useless eater Federal drones will be female, gay, minority, disabled, lesbian and so on. “

Yep


18 posted on 08/22/2013 11:53:03 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (The only people in the world who fear Obama are American citizens. KILL THE BILL!)
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To: LucyT
Feds are building a detective squad to target consumers and companies that don't follow...

Feds are building a detective squad to target consumers and companies that don't follow..."

target consumers

TARGET CONSUMERS

Can it be any clearer?

19 posted on 08/22/2013 12:20:46 PM PDT by Old Sarge (Opinions are like orgasms: only mine count, and I couldn't care less if you have one...)
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To: stephenjohnbanker
The Obama domestic strategy is to>>>>>
  1. Fund the left. Get Federal programs to fund your campaign donors like Solyndra, get your guys TSA jobs and other Federal jobs, federal contracting gigs and on Federal welfare and subsidized housing. Get them on SSI. Get them obamaFones. Get the minorities and illgal aliens on food stamps so they vote for you
  2. Defund the right. More taxes for the white and Asian guys in the private sector. Force private sector people into 0bama care and this way fund 0-care for your black and minority Democrat voters. Make Republican and conservative donors scared (NSA) to contribute to candidates thereby defunding these candidates. IRS makes sure Tea Party groups don't get tax free status. Make sure illegals can collect billions in fake earned income tax credits.

 

20 posted on 08/22/2013 12:33:21 PM PDT by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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